Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) won enough delegates on Tuesday, March 4 to win the Republican nomination for president, on the Democratic side Senator Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) won Ohio and Rhode Island. Senator Barack Obama (D-Ill.) won Vermont. Texas is too close to call at the moment. The two remain close in the delegate count.
The rules in Texas were confusing; the state has both a primary and caucus on the same day. 126 delegates are tied to the primary, 67 to the caucuses, and 12 super delegates were to be also awarded.
For the Democrats in Texas, Latinos counted for 30 percent of the overall vote, according to CNN exit polls.
The same exit polls showed that Senator Hillary Clinton defeated Senator Barack Obama by significant portions with Latinos age 30 and over. The youth Latino vote (18-29 years of age) voted Obama by a small margin.
CNN exit polls showed Clinton defeating Obama with Latinos aged 30-44 with 62 percent of the vote in her favor to Obama’s 36 percent. Latinos age 45-59 voted 69 percent Clinton to Obama’s 28 percent. Latinos aged 60 and over voted Clinton 77 percent to Obama’s 23 percent. Obama won the 18-29 age group 52 percent to Clinton’s 47 percent.
On the Republican side, Senator John McCain secured enough delegates for the Republican nomination after winning four states: Texas, Ohio, Vermont, and Rhode Island. With the victories, McCain is looking for support from the Republican National Committee and President George W. Bush.
As a result, former Governor Mike Huckabee (R-Ark.) has decided to withdraw from the campaign. Republican Latinos in Texas counted for about 9 percent of the total Republican vote and barely sided with John McCain (45 percent) to Mike Huckabee’s 44 percent, according to CNN exit polls.
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