By Pamela Gentry

 Posted Jan. 20, 2008 – Sen. Barack Obama continues his winning streak, netting his 10th straight victory Tuesday in the  Democratic Wisconsin primary and Hawaii state caucus.  Early this morning, the results in Hawaii showed that state’s ”favorite son” won with 75 percent of the vote.  

Wisconsin had 74 national convention delegates up for grabs, and Hawaii had 20.  These wins will allow Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) to keep his lead of pledged delegates over Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.).

Obama went into the contest in Wisconsin and Hawaii with an estimated 1,281 delegates and Clinton with 1.218, according to Associated Press.  To secure the nomination it takes 2,025 of the party’s delegates.

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) won the Republican Primary in Wisconsin, besting his only remaining rival,  former Arkansa Gov. Mike Huckabee.  McCain won with 56 percent of the vote, to Huckabee’s 36 percent.  Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.)  also on the ballot received five percent of the vote.  To seal the Republican nomination McCain with 894 will need 1,191 delegates.

Why do you think folks are backing the junior senator Obama over the more  experienced Clinton?

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