Louisiana, Washington, US V.I., Nebraska and now Maine. Obama won decisively in each of this past weekend's contests. We are not talking about a squeak by victory here either. Obama supporters turned up to support him to the tune of between 59 and nearly 70 percent of the vote in each of these states. The delegate count, which as we all know is impossible to nail down completely because of the ambiguous "super" delegates, now shows Sen. Obama within about 30 delegates. Take out the super delegates and Obama is ahead.
If you have only listened to the news for the last week or two, you may think this was to be expected and the Obama campaign is performing as they should have. While I agree they are performing as they should have, this was indeed not expected by the polls, pundits or journalists just weeks ago. Clinton has held a theoretical lead in this race for months, according to the press. But with every inspirational speech, more and more light bulbs turn on above voter's heads. They see that there is a possibility for hope and that there is a candidate who can put aside the political mess of the past 8 years and provide a fresh voice and a healthy direction for the country.
The Obama Fever is sweeping the country and the more time the voter's have to watch and listen to what Sen. Obama has to say, the more likely they are to vote for him. VA, MD and DC look just as exciting as the contests over the weekend. Virginia's Gov. Kaine has endorsed him and the movement on the ground in the "Potomac Primary" region is amazing.
Look for more wins tomorrow, the Obama Fever has no cure!
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