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...heels of larger-than-expected victories in three states this weekend, Barack Obama is heading into Tuesday's primaries in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia with momentum, money and a small but growing lead in the delegate count. As much as he prefers to play the underdog role, three decisive wins on Tuesday could make him, at least for now, the undisputed Democratic front-runner...
...campaign team," including some of his former advisers. Added David Plouffe, Obama's campaign manager in another conference call with reporters: "We expect these to be very, very competitive races. In the Virginia primary, her headquarters are there, her senior staff is very steeped in Virginia elections. And in Maryland, Senator Clinton has the support of the governor and a lot of political support in the state...
Regardless of the spin coming from both camps, there is no denying that Obama holds double-digit leads in most polls of Maryland and Virginia likely voters. "Maryland and Virginia both seem likely to go for Obama," said Clyde Wilcox, a political science professor at Georgetown University in Washington. "Both have substantial African-American populations, and although not all blacks vote for Obama he certainly does well in that group. Both states are relatively well educated, which is a demographic that Obama has carried very well in past primaries. Both states have done relatively okay financially the past several years...
...Maryland and Virginia contests, which are open to all voters, could also have general election implications, testing Obama's appeal to independent and Republican voters. The Republican front-runner, Arizona Senator John McCain, is expected to win both G.O.P. primaries, but pundits and analysts will be examining the results to see how many Republicans may have switched over and which way the independents went: for Obama or McCain, who also has a history of appealing to voters across the aisle...
...force is Barack Obama. His sweep of the Potomac Primaries in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C., on Tuesday gives him seven straight wins since Super Tuesday, not to mention his first lead in pledged delegates. Unprecedented amounts of money are pouring into his campaign coffers. He now has momentum that any challenger would envy in any year. Indeed, in any other year, a candidate with his numbers would have the nomination locked up tight...