Sen. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton split victories in the Oregon and Kentucky Democratic presidential primaries Tuesday night.
With 40 percent of the precincts reporting, Obama led Clinton 59 to 41 percent in Oregon.
Earlier, Clinton handily won the primary in Kentucky, leading Obama 65 to 30 percent.
There are 103 pledged delegates are at stake in Tuesday's primaries.
However, the real focus is not how much delegates each candidate won Tuesday, but the fact that Obama has won the majority of the 3,253 pledged delegates who will go to the national Democratic convention in August.
He told supporters in Des Moines, Iowa, that he is "within reach" of the Democratic presidential nomination.
Obama made it clear that he thought it was only a matter of time before Clinton quit the race, proclaiming that "you have put us within reach of the Democratic nomination for president of the United States."
But Clinton vowed to continue the fight through the last primaries in early June, "even in the face of some pretty tough odds."
"This is one of the closest races for a party's nominations in modern history," Clinton told supporters in Louisville.
"We're winning the popular vote, and I'm more determined than ever to see that every vote is cast and every ballot is counted," she added.
Nationally, Obama holds his largest lead yet over Clinton in the Gallup Poll, 55 percent to 39 percent.
Source:Xinhua
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