John McCain stepped over the mystical threshold of 1,191 delegate votes needed to secure the Republican nomination last night. Mike Huckabee, his last vocal competitor, dropped out of the race. It was a victory to be sure, but it lasted approximately 37 seconds.
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Who won today? Well, that depends what your definition of "win" is. Clinton definitely broke Obama's winning streak, and came away with big prizes — Ohio, a state crucial in the general election, and Texas, which is as big as it gets.
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Though he maintained all day that he was going to stay in the race, after losing Texas to John McCain, Mike Huckabee has dropped out of the presidential race. Huckabee said, "I'd rather lose an election, than lose the principles that got me into politics to begin with."
John McCain swept all four primaries today, securing the delegates he needs to become the Republican nominee.
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Right now voters are going to the polls across Ohio, Texas, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
In Ohio, flood warnings in the south, and icy conditions in the north could deter voters. A new balloting system in the Cleveland area may potentially make voting messy.
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