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Obama Claims Texas Caucus Win

Caucuses tip Lone Star delegate advantage

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 6, 2008 7:19 AM CST

(Newser) – With caucus results still coming in last night, Barack Obama's camp projects a victory for their candidate in Texas delegates. While Clinton won the Tuesday primary by a thin margin, netting her 65 delegates to Obama’s 61, Obama appears to have prevailed in the caucuses later that night, giving him a net delegate victory as big as 99-94, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.

Caucus results aren’t yet official—as of last night a few precincts hadn’t reported, but Obama was ahead 55% to 45%. One reason the count is so slow is the overwhelming turnout of about a million Democrats—10 times the previous record set in 1988. Clinton’s team said it was too soon to divvy up Texas’ delegates, given the allegations that have flown from both sides about caucus irregularities; they haven’t ruled out a legal challenge.

Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., speaks to the media on the plane in San Antonio, Texas, Wednesday, March 5, 2008.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., speaks to the media on the plane in San Antonio, Texas, Wednesday, March 5, 2008.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at a town hall meeting with Dallas area students and families Monday, March 3, 2008, in Carrollton, Texas.  (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at a town hall meeting with Dallas area students and families Monday, March 3, 2008, in Carrollton, Texas. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., speaks to the media on the plane in San Antonio, Texas, Wednesday, March 5, 2008.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., speaks to the media on the plane in San Antonio, Texas, Wednesday, March 5, 2008.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks during an election night rally Tuesday, March 4, 2008, in San Antonio, Texas.  Obama won the Vermont primary for his 12th straight victory in one month's time, and he and Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton are locked in a tight race in...
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks during an election night rally Tuesday, March 4, 2008, in San Antonio, Texas. Obama won the Vermont primary for his 12th straight victory...   (Associated Press)
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