Obama wins Wisconsin for ninth straight primary victory
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel | February 19, 2008
By CRAIG GILBERT
Drawing support from a wide swath of voters in an ultra-competitive Midwestern battleground, Barack Obama soundly defeated Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Wisconsin primary Tuesday, giving him nine straight victories and a powerful upper hand in their fierce struggle for the Democratic nomination.
Along with winning a majority of the state's 74 pledged delegates, Obama also demonstrated the kind of broad appeal that will be critical in the big showdown states ahead, especially Ohio on March 4.
That coalition included groups that have backed him in past contests: young voters, independents and the college-educated.
But in a brief, sharp-edged campaign here, Obama also made inroads among women and blue-collar voters, who have more typically backed Clinton.
He won half of all voters without a college degree - about 60% of the Democratic electorate. He won half of those with family incomes under $50,000. He dominated among white men - 59% to 38%. And he battled Clinton to a draw among women.
