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...both candidates, the debate came at a crucial moment. Clinton had just swept seven Southern- and Border-state contests on Super Tuesday, bringing his estimated delegate count to 763 of the 2,145 needed for the nomination. Tsongas had carried only his home state of Massachusetts, plus tiny Rhode Island and Delaware, and was trailing Clinton by about 400 delegates. If Clinton can follow up this week with strong victories in the Illinois and Michigan primaries over Tsongas and ex-California Governor Jerry Brown, his lead could be insurmountable. The biggest threat to Clinton's momentum comes from a surprising...
Meanwhile, former Massachusetts Sen. Paul E. Tsongas won his home state--with 67 percent of the vote at press time--as well as nearby Rhode Island, but fell short in Florida, where he had hoped to upset Clinton...
Former California Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. Saw his strongest showing here in New England, finishing ahead of Clinton in both Massachusetts and Rhode Island...
...just happy that Brown made a strong showing [in Massachusetts and Rhode Island], and I'm happy about this strong, turnout for this party at Mather," Zelleke said...
Tsongas did largely as expected taking the Massachusetts and Rhode Island primaries and finishing a dis- tant second in the seven southern statesholding elections yesterday...