Third Win for Gore in Delaware
Vice President Al Gore won the Delaware presidential primary Saturday, outdistancing Bill Bradley in an election neglected by the Democratic campaigners, in voting that drew a turnout as sparse as the stakes.
Gore captured 57% of the vote, Bradley, 40%.
The primary was only a popularity vote, a state-run straw poll. Delegates to the Democratic convention will be chosen later.
The state scheduled its primary near the start of the campaign season in an effort to gain influence, but Democrats could not select delegates this soon without violating party rules.
Delaware was Gore’s third straight victory, two by landslide margins. Gore won the New Hampshire primary Tuesday with a 4-percentage-point edge on Bradley. Neither Gore nor Bradley made a stop in Delaware.
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