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| Tied US rivals fight for momentum |
| US presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are battling to claim the Democratic momentum after neck-and-neck Super Tuesday polling
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 7-February-2008
9:24:2 AM |
| Mrs Clinton said her campaign was "full speed ahead" after she clinched several big states in the biggest day of voting yet in the party nominations battle.
Mr Obama said there were "many more rounds to fight", but he was "less of an underdog" than he was two weeks ago.
Republican John McCain, now well ahead in his race, called for party unity.
Correspondents say Mr McCain now looks unbeatable, but the Democratic race could continue until the party convention in August where the nomination will be sealed.
'Big victory'
Mrs Clinton said she was "very pleased" with her victories in eight states, including delegate-rich New York and California, in the Super Tuesday contests.
Both she and Mr Obama, who won 13 states, claimed to have had the edge in the day's results.
Mrs Clinton claimed to have won "most votes and most delegates", while Mr Obama said he had clinched "most states and most delegates".
Party officials were still, however, carrying out the complex calculations that translate Tuesday's votes into numbers of delegates to back the respective candidates at the party convention.
Mr Obama hailed an "extraordinary night" and a "big victory" for his campaign.
"We feel confident that the wind is at our back," said Mr Obama. "I have great confidence this campaign is gaining momentum every day."
He said Mrs Clinton remained the favourite because of the enormous familiarity people have with her.
"But you know we're turning out to be a scrappy little team," he said.
Mrs Clinton confirmed that she had loaned her campaign $5m of her own money, in order to be competitive against Mr Obama, who had raised more money in the month of January
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