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US presidential election

Democrats play down hopes

By Harvey Morris in Chicago, Edward Luce in Washington and Andrew Ward in New York

Published: February 4 2008 19:40 | Last updated: February 4 2008 23:11

Both Democratic presidential candidates on Monday downplayed expectations ahead of Tuesday’s critical mega-primary vote spanning 22 states, which could decide whether Hillary Clinton returns to the frontrunner status she enjoyed for most of last year or whether Barack Obama will continue his breathtaking surge.

The vote, which will choose 1,700 Democratic delegates, is unlikely to decide the race, since the winning candidate needs 2,025 to secure the nomination. Both were looking ahead to the next set of primaries, including the critical votes in Ohio and Texas next month.

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