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Obama Wins Hawaii Caucuses After Beating Clinton in Wisconsin
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| Contributor | Homegrown Democrat |
| Last Edited | Homegrown Democrat Feb 20, 2008 03:21am |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Feb 20, 2008 03:20am |
| Description | Feb. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama won the party's caucuses in Hawaii, according to projections by the Associated Press.
The Illinois senator had 74 percent of the vote with 26 percent of caucus sites reporting. Hillary Clinton, a New York senator, had 25 percent.
Although Obama was born and raised in Honolulu, his victory in Hawaii was not certain. Clinton had the backing of Daniel Inouye, Hawaii's senior senator, as well as the state's largest union. Earlier yesterday, Obama defeated Clinton in Wisconsin's presidential primary, 58 percent to 41 percent.
Turnout was heavy at caucus sites in Honolulu, with crowds creating traffic jams, said Representative Neil Abercrombie, a Democrat who represents the city in Congress and is backing Obama.
``It's the most enormous political event in Hawaii's history,'' Abercrombie said in a telephone interview as he waited to caucus. |
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