Clinton Woos Small Groups, Obama Rallies Crowds Before Primary [View All]

Feb. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton targeted small groups of voters in Maryland and Virginia while rival Barack Obama held large-scale rallies as he tries to cement another primary sweep tomorrow.

Clinton, 60, a New York senator, began her day addressing several dozen supporters at the National Council of Negro Women in Washington before visiting a General Motors Corp. plant building hybrid transmissions in Maryland. Later today, she plans to deliver a guest lecture at the University of Virginia.

Obama, 46, an Illinois senator, is leading in polls in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C., which all vote tomorrow. Clinton argued that she is the best candidate to take on Republican John McCain in the November general election.

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Obama held his first rally today at the Comcast Center arena at the University of Maryland's College Park campus. He plans a second similar event at a stadium in Baltimore.

At stake tomorrow are 168 pledged delegates to the Democratic National Convention in August from the two states and Washington, D.C. At least 2,025 delegates are needed to win the Democratic presidential nomination, and the two candidates are in a neck-and-neck race that may last into June.

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