Washington, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) US Democrats are tuning up mechanisms ahead of the primaries on Saturday, marked by the virtual tie between presidential pre-candidates Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama.
After the tough results of the so called ó super-Tuesday, ó both contenders are focusing on the US Virgin Islands, and the states of Louisiana, Nebraska, and Washington, where the delegates for the party’s National Convention will be elected Saturday.
On Sunday, the race will continue in Maine and on Tuesday, in the capital and the territories of Virginia and Maryland.
Experts and mass media agree the electoral battle between the liberal hopefuls has been the most hard-fought in decades, and could be defined in coming weeks or by the middle of the year, a possibility causing apprehension within the partisan leadership.
That risk made Democrat leader Howard Dean call for an understanding between Obama and Clinton.
Meanwhile, the situation on the Republican side favors Arizona Sen. John McCain, especially after Mitt Romney, one of his rivals, quit yesterday.