Last week, in our post entitled Obama Sweeps 9 Primaries – Leads by Only 98 Delegates? we said that Hillary Clinton would have to win at least one of the large primaries on “Little Super Tuesday” in order to stay in the Democratic primary race.
Well, tonight Hillary Clinton regained her momentum and threw a pin into the momentum balloon that Barack Obama was riding. As of 9pm PST, Clinton has won Rhode Island and Ohio and is winning Texas with 58% of the precincts reporting. Earlier Obama won in Vermont.
So Who is Winning the Democratic Primary Race Now?
Even thought it’s early, let’s have some fun with the Democratic delegate counts adn assume that the vote percentages in each state as of 9pm PST hold true:
| State | Total Pledged Delegates | Clinton Delegates Won | Obama Delegates Won |
| Ohio | 141 | 81 | 60 |
| Texas | 193 | 99 | 94 |
| Rhode Island | 21 | 13 | 8 |
| Vermont | 15 | 6 | 9 |
| Totals | 370 | 199 | 171 |
Updated Delegate Totals: Barack Obama would have 1,543 delegates and Hillary Clinton would have 1,473 delegates. Barack Obama would lead by 70 delegates but Clinton would have successfully stayed off Obama’s momentum, his message and a possible clinching Democratic nomination. Still, though, Clinton has alot of work to do to regain those 70 delegates and with apportioned delegates, it darned may be impossible unless she can whip off a winning streak similar to Obama’s the last month or convince the superdelegates to vote her way.