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| Clinton seeks to slow Obama push |
| Hillary Clinton is seeking to slow rival Barack Obama's momentum ahead of three more contests in the race for the Democratic nomination for US preside
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 12-February-2008
1:0:23 AM |
| Polls give Mr Obama a slight lead going into bi-party primaries in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia.
Mr Obama won in Washington state, Louisiana, Nebraska, Maine and the US Virgin Islands at the weekend, keeping him neck-and-neck with Mrs Clinton.
She appointed a new campaign manager after the weekend's setbacks.
Maggie Williams, who was the New York senator's chief of staff when her husband was serving as US president, will take over from Patti Solis Doyle, who has decided to step down.
Speaking to Chicago television reporters on Monday, Mrs Clinton sought to play down the importance of the move and said Ms Doyle would be staying on as an adviser.
"There really is not a significant change; we've really just got to get more help," Mrs Clinton said.
She and Mr Obama face a long, drawn-out battle after neither was able to deliver a knockout blow in the 22 state contests of Super Tuesday on 5 February.
Each is about half way to winning the 2,025 delegates needed to secure victory at the Democratic Party's national convention in August.
Both candidates have been campaigning hard ahead of Tuesday's so-called Potomac Primary, named after the river that runs through the two states and the nation's capital.
Virginia has 83 delegates up for grabs, while Maryland offers 70 and the District of Columbia has 15.
Presidential backing
On the Republican side, front-runner John McCain will be hoping for a strong result from the Potomac Primary, where polls suggest he has the edge.
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