Senator Barack Obama led rival Senator Hillary Clinton in voting returns Saturday as Democrats crowded caucuses in Wyoming, the latest contest in the close, hard-fought race for the party's presidential nomination. Obama led 59 percent, or 4,000 votes, to Clinton's 40 percent, or 2,756 votes, with 18 of 23 counties reporting. Senator Obama has outperformed Senator Clinton in caucuses, which reward organization and voter passion more than do primaries. The Obama has won 12 caucuses to Clinton's three.
Senator Clinton threw some effort into Wyoming, perhaps hoping for an upset that would yield few delegates but considerable buzz and momentum. The New York senator campaigned Thursday and Friday in Cheyenne and Casper. Former President Clinton and their daughter, Chelsea, also campaigned this week in the lightly populated state. Senator Obama campaigned in Casper and Laramie on Friday, but his powerful grass roots organization does extremely well in the caucus states. She faces defeat in Tuesday's primary in Mississippi, which has a large Black population. Senator Obama is winning the Black vote on average by 88 percent to 12 percent. In Wyoming, only 12 national convention delegates were at stake. Not including Wyoming delegates, which have not yet been allocated, Obama holds the lead in delegates, 1,571-1,463. A total of 2,025 delegates are needed to win the nomination. Although a win in Wyoming may not persuade many superdelegates, it will be one more prize for the candidates as they make their case for the nomination.
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