The coast to coast political contest sees nearly half the US states choosing who they want to run for president.
(SALEM, Ore.) - Many are calling it the most closely fought Democratic nomination contest of modern times. As the hours pass on the day known as "Super Tuesday" residents in 22 states are deciding who they want to see as the next elected leader of the United States of America.
Hillary Clinton initially had a commanding lead in the polls, but that has ended as voters are increasingly looking toward Barack Obama. Obama's popularity is coming across to Americans in pop culture and on campuses and it seems to be increasing by the day.
Surveys and polls are in fact already calling Obama the winner though some say it is still too early to tell. In fact Clinton's campaign says the battle is going to go on for weeks and Obama's camp does recognize that as a distinct possibility.
The GOP is having a battle of its own as John McCain, a decorated former POW of the Vietnam War is expected win the day in most of the important battleground states like New York and New Jersey.
But Mitt Romney, whose been trailing in the polls, is expected to win McCain's neighboring state of California. That would substantially raise his chances of staying in the contest beyond Super Tuesday, pollsters say.
The winners in "Super Tuesday" could send the largest number of delegates to the nominating conventions in the late summer.
The coast to coast political contest sees nearly half the US states choosing who they want to run for president.
Anna Moyer from Russian Today filed this report on YouTube:
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