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2008 Presidential Race
Mar. 12th, 2008 09:59 amOn the Democratic side:
Obama won the Mississippi primary, which included with Wyoming effectively wipes out the 9 or so pledged delegate gain made by Clinton from Ohio, Rhode Island, and Texas. According to MSNBC, the pledged delegate count stands at Obama 1,394, Clinton 1,242.
Geraldine Ferraro, the former Democratic VP nominee and current Hillary supporter, stated that Obama was the current front-runner because he was African-American, which has reopened the debate about race in the campaign.
On the Republican side:
In contrast to some of McCain’s rhetoric concerning lobbying in DC, several individuals who work in the McCain campaign have ties to lobbying efforts that recently saw the Air Force give a large contract to an Airbus consortium over Boeing.
Obama won the Mississippi primary, which included with Wyoming effectively wipes out the 9 or so pledged delegate gain made by Clinton from Ohio, Rhode Island, and Texas. According to MSNBC, the pledged delegate count stands at Obama 1,394, Clinton 1,242.
Geraldine Ferraro, the former Democratic VP nominee and current Hillary supporter, stated that Obama was the current front-runner because he was African-American, which has reopened the debate about race in the campaign.
On the Republican side:
In contrast to some of McCain’s rhetoric concerning lobbying in DC, several individuals who work in the McCain campaign have ties to lobbying efforts that recently saw the Air Force give a large contract to an Airbus consortium over Boeing.