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Obama and McCain win big in Wisconsin primary
Barack Obama's momentum in the race to become Democrat Presidential candidate continue as he makes an easy win in the primary vote in Wisconsin.
- Agencies
- Published: 08:57 February 20, 2008
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- With almost three-quarters of the ballots counted, Obama had 57 per cent of the vote to Clinton's 42 per cent
Milwaukee: Barack Obama enjoyed an easy win over rival Hillary Clinton in Wisconsin on Tuesday, extending his US presidential winning streak and putting pressure on Clinton to win next month in Ohio and Texas to salvage her campaign.
Obama's Wisconsin win pushed his hot streak to nine straight victories in Democratic nominating contests. .
Republican front-runner John McCain also won in Wisconsin, and then later in Washington state, taking another big step toward becoming his party's nominee in the presidential election.
As the results rolled in, both Democrats looked ahead to March 4 showdowns in two of the biggest states, Texas and Ohio, which have a rich lode of 334 convention delegates at stake and where Clinton desperately needs to win.
"The change we seek is still months and miles away, and we need the good people of Texas to help get us there," Obama said at a rally in Houston after noting his win in
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