Obama and Clinton battle to a draw

Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama each claimed a modest victory in this week

What happened

Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama each claimed a modest victory in this week’s Super Tuesday primaries, leaving them virtuallyeven in the battle for the Democratic nomination. With 22 states and more than 1,700 delegates at stake, neither candidate delivered the knockout blow they had hoped for. Clinton won the largest prizes, including New York, California, Massachusetts, and New Jersey, while Obama carried more states overall, including a string in the South, the battleground states of Connecticut and Missouri, and his home state of Illinois. Overall, both candidates won about the same number of delegates.

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