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Sunday, January 20, 2008

Hillary, Obama dispute Nevada win

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Sen. Barack Obama, Illinois Democrat, visits employees at the Mirage Casino Hotel before the start of the Nevada caucuses yesterday in Las Vegas. He claimed a narrow victory in convention delegates, but he placed second to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the caucus voting.
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LAS VEGAS — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton won the most votes during the Democratic caucuses here yesterday, but Sen. Barack Obama claimed a narrow national convention delegate victory.

With 98 percent of precincts reporting, Mrs. Clinton had captured 51 percent of the vote, while Mr. Obama had won 45 percent. But Mr. Obama claimed he won 13 delegates — one more than Mrs. Clinton — because of the proportional way Nevada awards delegates.

The state party cautioned the national delegates are not actually awarded until the state and county conventions in April, and the Clinton campaign put out a statement calling the Obama team "wrong."

The close contest was marred by accusations of voter intimidation from both campaigns.

That back-and-forth over delegates and the nasty tone of the race provides a preview of what South Carolina Democrats may see Saturday when they vote in their primary. The campaigns will battle it out for the most convention delegates, perhaps for months.

Mrs. Clinton claimed victory in the Nevada caucuses yesterday, saying, "I guess this is how the West was won," but she acknowledged the race is far from over.

"This is one step on a long journey throughout the country as we put our cases forward and take that case to the people," the New York senator said.

Casino workers, maids and line cooks — many who had never previously participated in politics — gathered at nine at-large sites along the Las Vegas Strip for the first-in-the-West contest.

Mrs. Clinton won among Hispanic voters, who make up nearly 15 percent of the state's electorate.

Mr. Obama told supporters he was "proud" to come back from a 25-point poll deficit, and his campaign said his strength in more conservative areas of the state, which helped him win more delegates than Mrs. Clinton, would translate to the general election.

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