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Hillary edges over Obama on Super Tuesday

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Posted online: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 at 0747 hrs IST

Washington, February 6:
Republican frontrunner John McCain surged ahead of other contenders from his party winning three primaries in the exit polls, and Democrat contenders Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama had claimed three and one state respectively, as results poured in on 'Super Tuesday'.

Based on the exit polls, McCain was declared winner in the states of Connecticut, Illinois and New Jersey on the day when 24 states are holding primaries and caucuses.

However, the critical state of Georgia was deemed too close to call with the Arizona Senator getting a tough fight from the former Governor of Arkansas Michael Huckabee.

On the democratic side, Senator Obama won his home state of Illinois and Clinton was projected winner in the state of Oklahoma where she spent some time campaigning.

The New York Senator was declared winner in Tennessee as well, a key state where she had spent time and a lot of advertising dollars during the campaign trail.

Clinton was also declared the winner in Arkansas, where a loss could have been extremely embarrassing for the former first lady, as her husband Bill Clinton had been the Governor of the state at one time in his political career.

For Republicans, Arkansas was won by former Governor Huckabee in the first result of 'Super Tuesday'. A loss there could have been deeply embarrassing to him as well.

However, Republican candidate Mitt Romney had a disappointing day thus far as he was able to get only his home state of Massachusetts by the latest results. His campaign was said to be not only disappointed but frustrated.

Meanwhile, Obama was leading in the southern state of Georgia by a comfortable margin over his nearest and only rival Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, according to a CNN exit poll.

The exit polls suggested Obama, an African-American Senator from Illinois, received nearly 40 per cent of the white vote in Georgia which is considered good, with Clinton coming at the top with 57 per cent in this category.

In Georgia, Obama came away with 77 per cent of the "younger" voters under the age of 30.

There are 1,023 delegates to the Republican National Convention at stake in primaries in 15 states, caucuses in five and the West Virginia state convention. And many of the states have a winner-take-all system for the delegates.

However, the Democrats have more at stake than Republicans as they hold 15 primaries, and caucuses in seven states plus American Samoa, with 1,681 delegates for grabs.

The Democratic fight after 'Super Tuesday' will go all the way to the Convention Floor in Denver this August with both Clinton and Obama fighting for the support of 'Super Delegates' - about 750 or so prominent Democrats who have a say in the nomination process.

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Hillary edges over Obama on Super Tuesday Agencies Posted online: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 at 0747 hrs IST Washington, February 6: Republican frontrunner John McCain surged ahead of other contenders from his party winning three primaries in the exit polls, and Democrat contenders Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama had claimed three and one state respectively, as results poured in on 'Super Tuesday'. Based on the exit polls, McCain was declared winner in the states of Connecticut, Illinois and New Jersey on the day when 24 states are holding primaries and caucuses. However, the critical state of Georgia was deemed too close to call with the Arizona Senator getting a tough fight from the former Governor of Arkansas Michael Huckabee. On the democratic side, Senator Obama won his home state of Illinois and Clinton was projected winner in the state of Oklahoma where she spent some time campaigning. The New York Senator was declared winner in Tennessee as well, a key state where she had spent time and a lot of advertising dollars during the campaign trail. Clinton was also declared the winner in Arkansas, where a loss could have been extremely embarrassing for the former first lady, as her husband Bill Clinton had been the Governor of the state at one time in his political career. For Republicans, Arkansas was won by former Governor Huckabee in the first result of 'Super Tuesday'. A loss there could have been deeply embarrassing to him as well. However, Republican candidate Mitt Romney had a disappointing day thus far as he was able to get only his home state of Massachusetts by the latest results. His campaign was said to be not only disappointed but frustrated. Meanwhile, Obama was leading in the southern state of Georgia by a comfortable margin over his nearest and only rival Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, according to a CNN exit poll. The exit polls suggested Obama, an African-American Senator from Illinois, received nearly 40 per cent of the white vote in Georgia which is considered good, with Clinton coming at the top with 57 per cent in this category. In Georgia, Obama came away with 77 per cent of the "younger" voters under the age of 30. There are 1,023 delegates to the Republican National Convention at stake in primaries in 15 states, caucuses in five and the West Virginia state convention. And many of the states have a winner-take-all system for the delegates. However, the Democrats have more at stake than Republicans as they hold 15 primaries, and caucuses in seven states plus American Samoa, with 1,681 delegates for grabs. The Democratic fight after 'Super Tuesday' will go all the way to the Convention Floor in Denver this August with both Clinton and Obama fighting for the support of 'Super Delegates' - about 750 or so prominent Democrats who have a say in the nomination process.