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Obama Wins 7 Delegates in Wyo.

Clinton Scores 5, blasts rival for lacking Iraq pullout plan

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 8, 2008 5:17 PM CST
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(Newser) – Barack Obama easily won the Wyoming caucuses today and added 7 delegates to his tally, Chris Cillizza reports in his Washington Post blog. Obama won 61% of the vote and Hillary Clinton won 38%, scoring 5 delegates. Obama campaign chief David Plouffe called the victory "a very important win" while Clinton's camp depicted the result as a surprisingly good "near split in delegates."

Both campaigns fired off memos over Iraq war plans as the Wyoming votes were being tallied. Clinton's blasted her rival for claiming to have a pullout plan even though departed adviser Samantha Power said the campaign had none. Obama's camp replied that he "has made hard end dates about Iraq a centerpiece of his campaign."

Volunteer Joan Bangen counts the ballots after the voting at the Wyoming Democratic caucuses in Casper, Wyo., on Saturday, March 8, 2008. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Volunteer Joan Bangen counts the ballots after the voting at the Wyoming Democratic caucuses in Casper, Wyo., on Saturday, March 8, 2008. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)   (Associated Press)
Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill. addresses supporters during a campaign rally at Arena Auditorium Friday March 7, 2008, in Laramie, Wyo. (AP Photo/Laramie Boomerang, Andy Carpenean)
Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill. addresses supporters during a campaign rally at Arena Auditorium Friday March 7, 2008, in Laramie, Wyo. (AP Photo/Laramie Boomerang, Andy Carpenean)   (Associated Press)
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., is introduced at a campaign stop at the Casper College Auxiliary Gym in Casper, Wyo., Friday, March 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., is introduced at a campaign stop at the Casper College Auxiliary Gym in Casper, Wyo., Friday, March 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)   (Associated Press)
Covered with badges, Richard Dunlap of Casper, Wyo., heads into the at the Wyoming Democratic caucuses in Casper, Wyo., early on Saturday, March 8, 2008. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Covered with badges, Richard Dunlap of Casper, Wyo., heads into the at the Wyoming Democratic caucuses in Casper, Wyo., early on Saturday, March 8, 2008. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)   (Associated Press)
Nancy Madura, front, joins her husband, Joe Ramiriez, second in line, in threading through a line that snaked through a hotel to register to vote at the Wyoming Democratic caucuses in Casper, Wyo., early on Saturday, March 8, 2008. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Nancy Madura, front, joins her husband, Joe Ramiriez, second in line, in threading through a line that snaked through a hotel to register to vote at the Wyoming Democratic caucuses in Casper, Wyo., early...   (Associated Press)
Volunteer Sue Rainey separates the ballots cast at the Wyoming Democratic caucuses in Casper, Wyo., on Saturday, March 8, 2008. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Volunteer Sue Rainey separates the ballots cast at the Wyoming Democratic caucuses in Casper, Wyo., on Saturday, March 8, 2008. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)   (Associated Press)
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