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Super Tueday all but crowns McCain, ensures tight race between Clinton and Obama

“What struck me tonight, was we had two front-runners who couldn’t put it away tonight,” said CNN political contributor David Gergen, referring to one-time national front-runners Hillary Clinton and John McCain, Democrat and Republican, respectively. While Clinton and McCain did manage to capture the evening’s top prize - that of the delegate-rich California - [...]

Countdown: Obama regains momentum as candidates approach Super Tuesday

Voters in South Carolina overwhelmingly rejected seemingly racially-charged politics on Saturday, handing Senator Barack Obama a major victory in the state’s Democratic primary over his chief rival, Senator Hillary Clinton. Winning handily across demographic lines, Obama captured more than twice the number of votes Clinton brought in, with an approximate 55% to 27%. The victory [...]