Obama Wins Guam By 7 Votes

Yesterday, Barack Obama won the Guam caucuses (yes, Guam is part of America) in the closest race so far this election season.

In a record-breaking turnout of over 4,500 Guamanians, Barack Obama beat Hillary Clinton by seven votes, 2264 to 2257. In percentages, that is 51.1% to 49.9%. Each candidate will receive four pledged delegates that each get half of a vote at the convention.

Neither candidate visited or campaigned in scenic Guam, but Obama opened a campaign office in the nation's capital.

But all in all, this was really a huge--I mean huge--victory for the Obama campaign. He can now brag, "I did it! I did the impossible! I won Guam!"

In other news, the Wright controversy seems to be dying down again just in time for the North Carolina and Indiana primaries that take place on Tuesday.

Clinton has been making huge gains in both states in the polls. According to polling two days before the primaries, Obama is expected to win North Carolina by about 5-10%--down from 15 two weeks ago. And Clinton is expected to win Indiana by around 5%, which is a major improvement from the statistical tie two weeks ago.

I think that the Wright controversy and a bad stretch for Obama has really taken its toll on the campaign, but we'll see how much voters really cared about it.