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Obama Goes Into Miss. as Favorite

Posted Mar 11, 08 6:19 AM CDT in Politics 

(Newser) – Barack Obama heads into today's Mississippi primary as the favorite in the last vote before Pennsylvania's on April 22. Mississippi has the largest percentage of African-American voters in the country—about half of the Democratic electorate is black—and the Obama campaign is expected to to add the state to its list of Southern successes, reports US News & World Report.

One poll gives the Illinois senator a 58%-34% advantage in today's vote, which will divvy up 33 delegates. The Clinton camp has downplayed the state's importance, focusing instead on the April 22 Pennsylvania race. Although Mississippi's is an open primary, state officials expect few GOP voters to turn up to cast a ballot, notes Jackson's Clarion Ledger.

Sources Clarion-Ledger, US News and World Report

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Mississippi University for Women senior Leigh Pourciau, wearing a T-shirt that reads "Barack You Like A Hurricane", volunteers at the Democratic presidential campaign for Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., Monday,...   (Associated Press)
Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., campaigns at the Mississippi University for Women in Columbus, Miss., Monday, March 10, 2008. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)   (Associated Press)
Mississippi State Sen. Kenny Jones, left, and Canton, Miss., Mayor Fred Esco listen to Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y. speak at the Jefferson Jackson Hamer Day Dinner...   (Associated Press)
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