Texas Primary Story

Texas Primary Story

Texas Primary Story Clinton takes 65 delegates to Obama’s 61 in Texas. Barack Hussein Obama Jr. walks away with more delegates in Texas at the primacaucus. Hilary Clinton did win the popular vote in Texas in the Democratic primary. The Texas Presidential Primary was held on March 4. It was an open primary, permitting participants to vote for candidates in any one party, regardless of voters' party affiliations. Participants were then considered as restricted to that party for the purpose of calculations regarding primaries and runoff elections for the next two years. The Primary itself was funded by the Texas State Government and administered by the Secretary of the State of Texas's office. The Texas Democratic Party uses the results of the Primary to determine how its 126 district delegates will be apportioned to each presidential candidate. Unlike other states, and even the Republican Party of Texas, the Texas Democratic Party does not allocate its delegates to Congressional Districts. Instead, it allocates its delegates to the state's 31 Senatorial Districts. If Obama keeps it up, he could be in a good position up until June. Based on the precinct convention, he could walk away with a 98 -95 victory in overall delegates. It could take a few months to allocate the delegates. Obama won the Democratic primaries in Wisconsin and Hawaii, taking the lead over Clinton. Wisconsin and Hawaii gave Obama 10 consecutive wins in the Democratic presidential primary race against Clinton and according to the latest poll; Obama is favored to win his Party's nomination. But now all eyes are on Ohio and Texas, two large Democratic primary states that could turn the tide for the once long-shot Senator from Illinois whose speech-making skills have helped him overcome a powerful Democratic politician in Hillary Clinton. Obama now leads in Democratic primary delegates over Clinton. So the race between Obama and Clinton may come down to who prevails in Ohio and Texas. This pass...

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