By DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent

Senator Barack Obama won primaries in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia with ease Tuesday night in a determined drive to erase Hillary Rodham Clinton’s delegate lead in the Democratic presidential race.

“Tonight we’re on our way,” he told cheering supporters in Madison, Wis. “But we know how much further we have to go on,” Obama added, as he celebrated eight straight victories over Clinton, the former first lady now struggling in a race she once commanded.

His victories were by outsized margins — he was gaining about 75 percent of the vote in the nation’s capital and about two-thirds in Virginia.

Clinton’s Deputy Campaign Manager Steps Aside

Mike Henry, deputy campaign manager for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) has resigned, according to a source familiar with the decision.

Henry tendered his resignation yesterday morning but worked the last two days on a volunteer basis. His departure is not entirely unexpected, as he was brought into the campaign by Patti Solis Doyle, who stepped down on Sunday.

In an e-mail sent to staff and obtained by The Fix, Henry writes: “As someone who has managed campaigns, I share the unique understanding of the challenges that the campaign will face over the next several weeks. Our campaign needs to move quickly to build a new leadership team, support them and their decisions and make the necessary adjustments to achieve the winning outcome for which we have all worked so hard for over a year now.”… Read More >>