Obama and McCain Win Virginia

Posted on February 12, 2008

John McCain barely fought off Mike Huckabee to win Virgina in a surprisingly close race. He also picked Maryland and D.C. On the Democratic side, Barack Obama has picked up Virginia, D.C. and Maryland.

Neither Barack or Hillary stayed in the Northeast; both flew out and are already having rallies in other states. Hillary is speaking to a very large crowd in El Paso; Barack is in Wisconsin at a big rally. After tonight, Barack will hold a slight lead over Hillary in Delegates. Wisconsin is expected to go to Barack. Hillary is focusing her attention on the mega states of Texas and Ohio.

Mike Huckabee's strong showing gives him hope for a Texas win. But mathematically it's not possible for him to beat McCain. The race is really neck and neck for the Democrats. Hillary will be working hard to win Texas in the next few weeks. A win in Texas and Ohio would make her the "comeback kid" once again and push the nomination into the hands of the super delegates. Also brewing is the fight over whether to seat the delegates from Florida and Michigan. If they are seated, Hillary benefits greatly.