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Candidates Spin Tuesday: Math vs. Momentum

Superdelegates loom ever larger as Clinton barely narrows deficit

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 6, 2008 1:25 PM CST

(Newser) – Hillary Clinton's victories in Texas and Ohio changed little in the race for pledged delegates—by some estimates she netted only five—but Tuesday's primaries changed the dynamic of the Democratic contest, the Wall Street Journal reports. The candidates have divergent arguments: Barack Obama's team... Read full story »

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Superdelegates loom ever larger as Clinton barely narrows deficit

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