Barack Obama declared tonight that his clean sweep of the Democratic contests shows that Americans are ready for change.
Obama received a raucous reception at the Democratic Party dinner in Richmond, Va., which was decidedly more enthusiastic than the one received by Hillary Clinton.
"People want to turn the page. They want to write a new chapter in American history," Obama said. "Today, voters from the West Coast to the Gulf Coast to the heart of America stood up to say. 'Yes we can.' " Here's a four minute video of his victory speech last night ~ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/10/AR2008021000856.html
And indeed they are for the Obama excitement is spreading like wildfire and could become a conflagration if Obama sweeps Virginia, Wash D.C and Maryland next Tuesday which represents another 175 delegates.
For the first time, Senator Obama has also now eclipsed Senator Clinton nationally in an opinion poll: a Newsweek poll now puts his support at 42 per cent nationally, a point ahead of the former first lady.
Obama won clear victories in Nebraska and Washington state, and Louisiana. The Politico website reports that Obama also won an overwhelming victory in the caucuses in the US Virgin Islands. It says that Obama got 90 percent, compared to 8 percent for Hillary Clinton.
In overall totals in The Associated Press count, Clinton had 1,095 delegates to 1,070 for Obama. A total of 2,025 is required to win the nomination at the national convention in Denver.
