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Democrats Split Votes; Huckabee Wins Southern States
Compiled by the DiversityInc staff
February 06, 2008
So what did we learn now that Super Tuesday is in the rear view window?
If you're a Democrat, the contest has a long way to go as both Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton posted several victories yesterday. If you're a Republican, you now have a presumptive nominee in Sen. John McCain although former Arkansa Gov. Mike Huckabee did very well in the South. To find out exactly how many delegates the candidates won in each state, and how many delegates are up for grabs in the upcoming primaries, click here for a comprehensive chart.
Obama and Clinton swapped victories and remain in a near dead heat following last night's contest in 22 states. Obama posted big wins in Connecticut, Georgia, Minnesota and Illinois. Clinton held her home base in New York and took California, offsetting a surprising loss in Connecticut.
Clinton won 166 delegates to Obama's 146 Tuesday night, bringing the total tally of delegates to 845 for Clinton and 765 for Obama, according to the Associated Press. A total of 2,025 delegates are needed to claim victory.
No clear-cut winner could be determined in yesterday's Democratic contest because of the complicated manner in which delegates are awarded by the Democratic National Committee. As opposed to the GOP, which is a winner-take-all contest, the Democrats parcel out delegates based on "vote proportions." Pundits predict it's likely a nominee on the Democratic side won't be clear for several weeks yet.
McCain came closer to the GOP nomination last night with decisive wins in California, New York and Illinois. In the few states McCain didn't win, he was helped by victories from Huckabee, who declared victory in Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia, taking away desperately needed wins for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
Exit polls conducted by CNN.com showed Obama overwhelmingly captured the Black vote from both males and females as 86 percent of Black men and 79 percent of Black women cast their vote for him. Clinton outpaced Obama on the Latino front, especially among Latinas, where she took 65 percent of the vote. CNN.com reports white men favored Obama 49 percent to 44 percent for Clinton.
Obama continued to dominate on the youth front as 59 percent of the youngest voters said they cast their vote for him versus 38 percent for Clinton. Reports also show Obama was strongly supported across income and educational backgrounds, according to the New York Times.
Looking forward, upcoming primary races in Washington, Virginia, Ohio and Texas could begin to separate the two Democratic candidates.
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