Weekend Sweep Catapults Momentum for ObamaPaul Hogarthbyline‚ Feb. 11‚ 2008The media couldn’t help spinning the Super Tuesday results in favor of Hillary Clinton, at best calling the outcome a tie. But with Barack Obama’s sweep this weekend in four states across the country, the overwhelming call for change can no longer be ignored. With blacks in Louisiana, rural voters in Nebraska and liberals in Washington, Obama’s Saturday Triple Play was widely expected – but not by the huge margin that he got. And few predicted he would win Maine the following day (and not by 18 points) – given Clinton’s strength in New England, the state’s older working-class population, and its long tradition of electing woman candidates. Obama is positioned to win tomorrow’s Beltway Primary – Virginia, Maryland and Washington D.C. – putting him well in the lead among pledged delegates for the National Convention. But if Clinton were on a similar streak, wouldn’t the media be pressuring Obama to drop out? |