Obama eyes Mississippi momentum

The Illinois senator is favoured to win in today’s nominating race, writes John Dunbar

BARACK OBAMA focused on Mississippi’s primary for new momentum in his tight race with Hillary Rodham Clinton, as a consensus began to emerge about two states stripped of their delegates where do-over contests could weigh heavily in the fierce Democratic White House battle.

Obama was favoured to win in Tuesday’s nominating race in Mississippi, a southern state where blacks — who have carried him to wins previously — make up a majority of the Democratic voters.