Washington, March 9
Barack Obama today won the state of Wyoming to end Hillary Clinton’s brief winning spell that helped her bounce back into the bitterly contested Democratic presidential race, while playing down suggestions of running as her deputy.
The 46-year-old African American senator added seven delegates to his tally with 61 per cent of the votes while Clinton got five delegates for her 38 per cent.
“This is a very important win for us,” Obama campaign official David Plouffe told reporters, pointing that Clinton, her husband and former Presidnet Bill and daughter Chelsea had all canvassed in the state. Wyoming sends 12 delegates to the Democratic convention in August, making it one of the smallest prizes in the race, but the win is expected to help Obama get back the momentum he lost with defeats in Texas and Ohio on March 4. — PTI
