Politics

Content Preview

Newsday/Optimum Online® subscribers click here for full access
Not a Newsday or Optimum Online® subscriber? Click here

Obama takes lead in delegates after big wins

Barack Obama won huge victories over Hillary Rodham Clinton in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia yesterday -- seizing the overall lead among delegates and staking legitimate claim to the title of Democratic front-runner.

In an ominous sign for the reeling Clinton, Obama reached beyond his electoral base of blacks and educated whites, nearly tying her among white voters and beating...

newsday.com is now available at no charge to Newsday and Optimum Online® subscribers. To continue reading, please log in or register now.

  • Already
    registered on
    newsday.com?
    log in
  • Already a subscriber
    to Newsday or
    Optimum Online®?
    get access
  • Not a Newsday
    or Optimum Online®
    subscriber?
    click here

Photos and videos