Barack Obama takes Hawaii

Barack Obama - Winner
Hawaii - 29 delegates

BoBA can officially predict, due to CNN not doing it, and via information from the Honolulu Advertiser et al., that Barack Obama will win the Hawaii Democratic Caucus today. This is his 10th straight win, and will be major momentum heading into the Texas and Ohio primaries on March 4th.

The early returns, as of 11:25 p.m. PST, have Obama crushing Hillary Clinton by more than a 3 to 1 margin. Keep in mind that less than 10 percent of the precincts have reported, but BoBA can predict that Obama will win Hawaii. This is important, because he was born in Hawaii, and spent his childhood. The Punahou School grad deals another crushing blow to Clinton, combined with his victory in Wisconsin earlier today.

Many of the people participating were first-time caucus-goers, and the turnout was a record number. In fact, there were so many people caucusing that they ran out of the ballots alloted, and some precinct ran a few hours after the polls were to close at 7:00 p.m. HST.

Nonetheless, Barack Obama will win Hawaii, based on all the information received by BoBA.