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The Daily OrangeMcCain gets Republican nomination
Clinton defeats Obama in three out of four states in Tuesday's primary
By Nicole Loring
Posted: 3/5/08, 2:16 AM EST Section: News
Senator John McCain (R-AZ) officially won the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday night after four different state primaries.
Primaries were held Tuesday night in Ohio, Texas, Rhode Island and Vermont.
McCain gained 106 delegates for a total of 1,195 on Tuesday, according to CNN.com. He needed 1,191 delegates to secure the Republican nomination.
Republican candidate Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas, did not receive any additional delegates. As a result, Huckabee announced that he would end his campaign.
Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) defeated Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) in Rhode Island, Ohio and Texas. Obama won the delegates from Vermont.
Abbey DiPlacido, the president of SU's College Democrats and a junior English education and English and textual studies major, said that Tuesday's primaries were important because of the closeness of the race between Clinton and Obama.
"Texas and Ohio are really important battleground states," she said.
Although Obama led Clinton by 121 pledged delegates after Tuesday's primaries, DiPlacido does not think the primaries will put an end to either candidate's campaign.
"I don't think the Democratic race will be over for a while now," she said. "I don't think we'll get a clear nominee until well after the remaining primaries are over."
Vinny Napolitano, the executive director of SU's College Republicans, emphasized the importance of Tuesday's primaries in deciding the nominees for both parties.
"If John McCain is able to win by big enough margins, and he's expected to win all four states, he can clinch the nomination and unite the Republican party under him," the senior political science, American history and political philosophy major predicted Monday.
Napolitano, who is a columnist for The Daily Orange, said Senator Hillary Clinton will probably not drop out of the race, despite Obama leading the race.
"Based on the rhetoric we've been hearing and how hard her husband has been going after the super delegates, Clinton does not look like she will be dropping out," he said.
Primaries were held Tuesday night in Ohio, Texas, Rhode Island and Vermont.
McCain gained 106 delegates for a total of 1,195 on Tuesday, according to CNN.com. He needed 1,191 delegates to secure the Republican nomination.
Republican candidate Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas, did not receive any additional delegates. As a result, Huckabee announced that he would end his campaign.
Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) defeated Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) in Rhode Island, Ohio and Texas. Obama won the delegates from Vermont.
Abbey DiPlacido, the president of SU's College Democrats and a junior English education and English and textual studies major, said that Tuesday's primaries were important because of the closeness of the race between Clinton and Obama.
"Texas and Ohio are really important battleground states," she said.
Although Obama led Clinton by 121 pledged delegates after Tuesday's primaries, DiPlacido does not think the primaries will put an end to either candidate's campaign.
"I don't think the Democratic race will be over for a while now," she said. "I don't think we'll get a clear nominee until well after the remaining primaries are over."
Vinny Napolitano, the executive director of SU's College Republicans, emphasized the importance of Tuesday's primaries in deciding the nominees for both parties.
"If John McCain is able to win by big enough margins, and he's expected to win all four states, he can clinch the nomination and unite the Republican party under him," the senior political science, American history and political philosophy major predicted Monday.
Napolitano, who is a columnist for The Daily Orange, said Senator Hillary Clinton will probably not drop out of the race, despite Obama leading the race.
"Based on the rhetoric we've been hearing and how hard her husband has been going after the super delegates, Clinton does not look like she will be dropping out," he said.
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