Obama sweeps up post-super-tuesday states and surpasses Hillary Clinton to lead in delegate count, states won, and popular vote. The race is essentially a dead-heat draw except when inertia is accounted for in which case Obama comes out ahead. Recent states picked up by Obama include: Washington, Louisiana, Nebraska, Idaho, Maine, Virginia, Maryland, and DC. Clinton hasn't won a state since Feb. 5th, and in fact has lost by no less than 20% margins: primary map.
In Republican news, McCain remains the de-facto winner, and is now facing a backlash from the ultra-right-wing press. Talk radio hosts are questioning whether he is conservative enough, and mentioning to their listeners a preference for the devil or Clinton over him. Romney dropped out after super-Tuesday despite being a clear choice for republicans concerned about the economy. Huckabee continues to dazzle the evangelicals, especially in the South, but not enough to win it seems to pull ahead without "a miracle".
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