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 30 August 2008 18:00 BST

Clinton sweeps to victory in three vital primary wins

Wednesday, 05 Mar 2008 07:56
Hillary Clinton has rejuvenated her campaign for the US presidency with projected primary wins in three key states.

CNN predicts that Ms Clinton is on track to win the Texas, Ohio and Rhode Island primaries.

The wins were vital for the New York senator, who had seen her Democrat rival Barack Obama move past her in the race for the party's nomination for the White House.

Mr Obama claimed victory in Vermont, his 12th straight win since Super Tuesday on February 5th.

The states of Texas and Ohio were deemed particularly important for both candidates due to the large number of party delegates that were up for grabs.

"For everyone here in Ohio and across America who's ever been counted out but refused to be knocked out, for everyone who has stumbled but stood right back up, and for everyone who works hard and never gives up – this one is for you," Ms Clinton said in an address to supporters in Columbus.

"You know what they say. As Ohio goes, so goes the nation. Well, this nation's coming back and so is this campaign."

Mr Obama was quick to congratulate his rival in her victories but claimed his campaign still remained on course.

"We know this: No matter what happens tonight, we have nearly the same delegate lead as we had this morning, and we are on our way to winning this nomination," he told supporters in Texas.

It is estimated that Mr Obama still leads in the number of party delegates with 1,466 compared to Ms Clinton's 1,376.

A total of 2,025 are required to secure the Democrat's nomination.

In the Republican race, John McCain swept to victory in Texas, Ohio, Vermont and Rhode Island and in effect became the party's official nominee for the presidency after gaining more than the 1,191 delegates needed.

"I am very, very grateful and pleased to note that tonight, my friends, we have won enough delegates to claim with confidence, humility and a great sense of responsibility, that I will be the Republican nominee for president of the United States," Mr McCain told a crowd last night.

Mr McCain's nearest rival Mike Huckabee effectively conceded defeat and called on the party to unite behind its candidate.

"It's now important that we turn our attention not to what could have been or what we wanted to have been, but now what must be – and that is a united party," Mr Huckabee told supporters in Dallas.End of story


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