Reply #27: it was a small victory, and good for Sen Clinton's campaign's morale I'm sure [View All]

But it was a tie in the sense that Sens Obama and Clinton were both awarded the same number of delegates from that state.

Still, the perception of *winning* this early probably has a much greater effect than the delegate numbers (even though the del. numbers are what will really count at the convention). For example, in Iowa the delegate distribution was O.14, C.13, E.12 if i recall correctly. But it was the 8% margin for Obama that made the news.

Finally, the most important thing for Sen Clinton's campaign (i'd say) would be *not* losing. They really needed to stop the momentum Sen Obama's campaign was generating, before they got to the super-Tuesday dates. This will help their fundraising, and the overall image of Sen Clinton's campaign.