Deadlocked

Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton remain virtually deadlocked after Super Tuesday’s 22 state showdown. Senator Clinton was the winner of the biggest state, California, and also had victories in her home state of New York and neighboring New Jersey. She won Arkansas, the state in which she was the first lady in, and its neighbors, Oklahoma and Tennessee, and in another state with a large Hispanic population, Arizona.

Senator Obama struck back by winning at least 12 and possibly 14 of the 22 states up for grabs. He won in all parts of the country, from Connecticut and Delaware in the east to Alabama and Georgia in the south to Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota and of course his home state of Illinois in the Midwest to Alaska, Colorado, Idaho and Utah in the west.

The analysts continue to be surprised by Senator Obama progress. They have not gotten their minds wrapped around the fact that he is able to attract people from all walks of life. They still believe that Obama can only win in states with heavy Black populations. Maybe they thought Iowa was just a fluke. I don’t think there are very many Black folks living in Alaska, Idaho, Utah, or North Dakota. Senator Barack Obama is absolutely correct when he says this is not about race, but about the American public wanting a change from the status quo in Washington, D.C. He said in a speech last night, “What began as a whisper has now swelled to a chorus that cannot be ignored.” He also said, “We (the people) are who we have been waiting for to get the job done.”

Both candidates will head to Louisiana, Maine, and Washington this weekend, then Virginia and Maryland next week. Senator Obama raised $32 million in January and can spend heavily in the states to come, while Senator Clinton only raised $13 million.

See www.CNNpolitics.com for complete details of Tuesday’s results. Well not complete details in that they did not print the percentage of Blacks who voted for Obama or Clinton. Which is strange since they detailed everything and else.