Obama wins Oregon primary

Illinois Senator Barack Obama wins primary in state Oregon. Obama was ahead of Hillary Clinton 59% to 41%. Even more - he gained enough pledged delegates to get a majority of all those available in the democratic presidential nomination race. Obama congratulated Clinton on her great Kentucky victory and praised her as a pioneer. Also he made the an attack on McCain, saying, "The lobbyists who rule George Bush's Washington are now running Sen. McCain's campaign. McCain is not change."

Polls before Pennsylvania primary: Obama most popular

A lot of polls indicate that Obama will most likely become a winner of Pennsylvania primary. CBS reports about poll conducted among Pennsylvania students who will vote in a Democratic primary, Obama leads Hillary Clinton 71 percent to 29%. Support for Obama is consistent across types and sizes of schools. In general the poll, conducted by Knowledge Networks, shows that voters of all types have got a better sense of Barack Obama. AP reports that Obama overtaking Clinton in Yahoo Poll. USAElectionPolls.com has all other stat numbers on elections polls.

Texas and Ohio Primary Polls

Lets look on latest polls. Looks like Clinton loses Ohio. In Ohio, Zogby shows even 45% between the two Democrats.
Meanwhile, a new poll executed for the Cleveland Plain Dealer by Mason-Dixon Polling and Research of Washington finds Clinton ahead. Plain Dealer that shows Hillary clinging to a 4 percentage point lead over Barack in Ohio, 47% to 43%.
Unlike in Texas, polls in Ohio show Clinton ahead and some by wide margins. Here’s the list of polls:
Rasmussen: Clinton 47%, Obama 45%
Zogby: Clinton 45%, Obama 45%
Fox News: Clinton 46%, Obama 38%
SurveyUSA: Clinton 50%, Obama 44%
Real Clear Politics: Clinton, 44.9%; Obama, 47.1%
University of Cincinnati: Clinton 47%, Obama, 39%
In Texas, the Zogby Poll shows Obama 45% and Clinton 43%
Pollster: Clinton 44.4%, Obama 47.3%

Ralph Nader buries Obama hopes

This finally happened this Sunday. Ralph Nader has entered presidential race and launched an independent campaign for the White House yesterday. What do Obama, Hillary, columnists and experts think about it?
LA Times reports that "Obama calls him just a "perennial presidential candidate" and Clinton agrees he's unlikely to have much influence on the campaign".
Herald Sun reviews Nader's biography. "Mr Nader, a high-profile consumer rights advocate who is 74 this week, ran as a third party candidate in 2000 and won almost 2.9 million votes."
newsday.com writes about Nader's program. "Nader, 73, said he is running because mainstream candidates are too closely tied to corporate America."

The New York Times writes about reactions from the Democratic candidates on Sunday.