Well, I'm happy to say that my home region voted for the best two candidates in the Potomac primaries (which covered Maryland, DC, and Virginia. Barack Obama won on the Democratic side and John McCain won on the Republican side. Senator Obama has gained momentum since the Super Tuesday tie. Actually Obama won more states on Super Tuesday, but it he had only the slightest lead in terms of delegates won. The next big event is the contest for Ohio and Texas. Supposedly, Senator Clinton has an advantage in Texas due to the Hispanic vote. Were it not for the Hispanic vote, Obama would be putting this election away at this point. Based on anecdotal evidence, I can only surmise that most Hispanics remember things going better for them under Bill Clinton, and they're just not as familiar with Barack Obama. Tensions between Hispanics and African-Americans around the country can't help, but it's difficult to say how big of a role that's playing. Obama has done well everywhere voters have had a chance to get to know him. I am hopeful that things will continue to go well for him. But I do fear that the Democratic Party might pull this away from him at the convention. There's little likelihood that this will be settled before then.
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