Obama Crushes Clinton in Wyoming Caucus

Although Senator Hillary Clinton spent some time in the sparsely populated western state to try to keep her win streak alive, she lost Wyoming by a considerable amount in Saturday's caucus. Senator Barack Obama, who has been very successful in getting out the vote in the caucus states, has now won thirteen caucus contests to Clinton's three (and may soon have fourteen, if Texas' results continue in the direction they are currently headed).

Still, even though Camp Clinton took a hit, they racked up only two less delegates (5) than Camp Obama (7). Obama now has 1527 total pledged delegates won, as opposed to Clinton's 1428.

Many had feared that the latest gaffes made by the Obama campaign staff, especially the remarks made by his foreign policy advisor in interviews in Europe, would tighten the caucus somewhat. If they had an negative effect on Obama's numbers, it should be pointed out that Obama still won by 23% of the caucus.

Clinton's campaign holds out little hope for a victory in Tuesday's primary in Mississippi as well. Although many are saying that the reason Clinton will most likely lose Mississippi is the large black population in that state (almost 40%), they risk dismissing the fairly large percentage of white voters that are still needed to win that state.

Of course, the same cannot be said of Wyoming, where the African American population, according to the 2000 U. S. Census, was less than 1% of the total population of the state. Obama won 61% to 38%.

Clinton and her staff, although they are campaigning in Mississippi (along with former president Bill Clinton), are looking past the southern state and setting their sights on the far more delegate rich - and Clinton-friendly - state of Pennsylvania, which holds its Primary on April 22. According to the latest two Rasmussen polls, Senator Clinton has increased her lead in Pennsylvania (from 46% to 52%) over Senator Obama (down from 47% to 42%).

But that primary is six weeks away. And, so far, time has been an ally of the Obama campaign.