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Cracks Begin to Show in Clinton's RI Stronghold

Posted Mar 2, 08 8:24 AM CST in US,  Politics 

(Newser) – Rhode Island, where Hillary Clinton enjoys a long-established support base, may not end up being the decisive (though tiny) landslide the senator has expected. Loyal Clinton backers seem to be wavering in the wake of Barack Obama's 11 straight victories, the Washington Post reports. "There must be something I'm missing," says one long-time Clinton supporter.

Although Clinton has most state Democrats behind her, Obama has garnered the support of Rep. Patrick Kennedy and former Senator and ex-Republican Lincoln Chafee. "We certainly see it as a bit of an uphill struggle," admits Obama's communications director. The locals, meanwhile, are pleased in their state's sudden relevance. "I'm excited that Rhode Island's primary is going to mean something," says one.

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Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks during a campaign stop at the Rhode Island College Recreation Center in Providence, R.I., Saturday, March 1, 2008. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)   (Associated Press)
Onna Moniz-John, from East Providence, R.I., holds up a poster of Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., prior to a campaign stop at the Rhode Island College Recreation Center in...   (Associated Press)
Craig Robinson, brother of Michelle Obama, wife of Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., applauds after he introduced his younger sister at an Obama campaign rally in Warwick, R.I.,...   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., autographs a campaign sign for a supporter as she makes a campaign stop at the Rhode Island College Recreation Center, in Providence,...   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., hugs Kiley Messier, 8, after accepting flowers from her as she makes a campaign stop at the Rhode Island College Recreation Center...   (Associated Press)
Supporters of Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., foreground, wave signs during a campaign stop at the Rhode Island College Recreation Center in Providence, R.I., Saturday, March...   (Associated Press)
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