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 13 Feb Obama edges Clinton in primaries
Barack Obama (pictured) looks set to overtake his rival, Senator Hillary Clinton, in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination after clinching Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia in the latest round of primaries.
Obama has now secured 1,223 delegates from 22 states while Mrs Clinton has 1,198 delegates in her favour. However, neither candidate has secured enough party delegates to be certain of the nomination to contest November's presidential poll.
For the Republicans, Senator John McCain is on course to win all three races against Mike Huckabee.
Political analysts suggest that with eight consecutive primary wins behind him, Obama’s is beginning to look formidable, especially after his victory convincing victory against Mrs Clinton on Tuesday.
Addressing his supporters in Wisconsin on Tuesday, Obama said: "Tonight we're on our way!" Mr Obama told, which will hold the next primary on 19 February.
Mrs Clinton, who recently replaced her campaign manager indicated she would be focusing on the races in Ohio and Texas in March, as her best hope to retake the lead.
"We're going to sweep across Texas in the next three weeks," she said, making no mention of the three contests she lost.
Each Democratic candidate needs to win 2,025 delegates to secure victory at the party's national convention in August.
Exit polls conducted for in Virginia suggested Obama had won the support of two-thirds of men and almost six in 10 women. He also made gains with women voters, who have been a core constituency for Mrs Clinton in past contests, and with white men and Latino voters. And nine in 10 black voters in Virginia backed the Illinois senator, an even bigger margin than in previous primaries.
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