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Posted by John Publius Jr. on March 14th, 2008 — in Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Blog, Democratic Party Rules

Here are some important stories that have developed over the last few days:

Geraldine Ferraro resigned from the Clinton campaign in the aftermath of her much criticized remarks on Obama and race. Link to Financial Times article.
Barack Obama officially won more delegates in the Texas primary-caucus contest on March 4th. Hillary Clinton won the popular vote. It took over one week to tabulate the final delegate counts based on the March 4 results. It will take even longer to determine how to divide the final 67 Texas delegates. Link to Time Magazine article.
Barack Obama is cutting into Hillary Clinton’s lead among super delegates. Link to Bloomberg article.
Michigan: “do-over” primary is increasingly likely. Link to MyWay article.
Florida: “do-over” is increasingly unlikely. Link to Washington Post article.

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