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Clinton Scores Mass. Surprise

Kennedy, Kerry endorsements can't help Obama overcome ad blitz

By Neal Colgrass,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 5, 2008 7:07 PM CST
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(Newser) – Hillary Clinton topped Barack Obama in the Massachusetts primary today, overcoming his fervent endorsements by Ted Kennedy and John Kerry, MSNBC reports. Clinton did benefit from backing by state lawmakers like the senate president, Therese Murray, who implied Clinton lost the big endorsements because she is a woman, the AP reports. Clinton also ran more than twice as many ads in the state as Obama, the Times reports.

Ex-governor Mitt Romney scored an easy Massachusetts victory and subdued claims that he had used the state as a political steppingstone. "I think there's some people who thought it was all going to be done tonight, but it's not all done tonight," he said in addressing supporters. "We're going to keep on battling."

Republican presidential hopeful, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney greets supporters at West Virginia Republican convention, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008, in Charleston, W.Va.. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Republican presidential hopeful, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney greets supporters at West Virginia Republican convention, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008, in Charleston, W.Va.. (AP Photo/LM Otero)   (Associated Press)
Republican presidential hopeful, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his wife Ann walk up the street from the Belmont Town Hall in Belmont, Mass., Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008, after they voted in the Massachusetts primary. (AP Photo/LM Otero )
Republican presidential hopeful, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his wife Ann walk up the street from the Belmont Town Hall in Belmont, Mass., Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008, after they voted in the...   (Associated Press)
Republican presidential hopeful former, Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at the West Virginia Republican Delegate Convention, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008 in Charleston, W.Va. (AP Photo/LM Otero )
Republican presidential hopeful former, Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at the West Virginia Republican Delegate Convention, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008 in Charleston, W.Va. (AP Photo/LM Otero )   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., ties her scarf on as she leaves the Douglas Grafflin Elementary School in Chappaqua, N.Y. , Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008, after voting on Super Tuesday primary day. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., ties her scarf on as she leaves the Douglas Grafflin Elementary School in Chappaqua, N.Y. , Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008, after voting on...   (Associated Press)
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