Barack Obama appeared poised Monday to trounce Hillary Rodham Clinton in today’s “Potomac primary,” as polls showed him with huge leads in Maryland and Virginia. Obama, fresh from five weekend wins over Clinton in Louisiana, Washington state, Nebraska, Maine and the U.S. Virgin Islands, is hoping to add enough of the 168 delegates who are at stake in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia to unknot the two Democrats’ tie. He also hopes that big wins Tuesday will enhance his campaign’s momentum ahead of the showdowns March 4 in Texas and Ohio… Continue reading >>