Tuesday evening brought much excitement to some and disappointment to others as New York Democrat and presidential candidate Senator, Hilary Clinton is now back in the presidential race.

On Tuesday evening, Clinton took victories in Texas , Ohio and Rhode Island primaries, putting a stop to her Democrat rival Barack Obama’s 11 straight victories since February  5 ‘Super Tuesday’. Obama only won in Vermont .

Clinton must be commended for the strength she showed during those weeks when Obama was the center of attention on every news headline.

“For everyone here in Ohio and across America who’s been ever been counted out but refused to be knocked out, for everyone who has stumbled but stood right back up, and for everyone who works hard and never gives up — this one is for you,” Clinton was quoted as saying by CNN before supporters in Columbus.

Indeed, she did well and proved her persistence to become the first female president of the United States .

She made the point that all the Democrat contestants winning in   Ohio have gone on to become presidents – suggesting that she is going to be the Democrats presidential nominee and go on to be the first female president of the United States .

However, her recent victory should not cloud the fact that Barack Obama is still leading in the delegate count, and according to CNN estimates, he had 1,378 pledged delegates and superdelegates to her 1,269.

In addition, Obama did well overall since he won 44 percent of the votes to Clinton ’s 54 percent in Ohio and in Texas , he gained 48 to Clinton ’s 51 percent.

It has shown that Obama is receiving support from across the board and has major supporters in every area. And even though Clinton was projected to win in Texas and Ohio , Obama was not expected to get that much support in those areas.

According to a CNN report, eighty-three percent of blacks voted for Obama, while 16 percent supported Clinton , according to the exit poll.

Meanwhile, 64 percent of Hispanics backed Clinton , while 32 percent went for Obama.

Early exit polls indicate a distinct “age gap” in both states.

Obama appealed most strongly to younger voters while older voters favored Clinton . Among Ohio Democratic primary voters aged 17 to 29, 65 percent went for Obama, and 34 percent went for Clinton . Among those age 60 and older, Clinton led Obama 67-31 percent.

These statistics have shown that overall; Obama is a well liked candidate and still has some degree of advantage over Clinton .

However, the race is still tight and even though many would have preferred to see some distance created between the two candidates and relieve the tension of not knowing what the outcome would be -  the process is all good and very democratic, and it also gives the people a fair chance to decide who they want to represent them.

In addition, the 2008 primaries and caucuses have registered record number of voters turnout – and is also a good indication that persons are interested in the welfare of the country and wants to be part of the decision making process of who will take their country forward.

Meanwhile, John McCain is the Republican’s GOP nominee after winning in all four primaries on Tuesday ( Texas , Ohio , Vermont and Rhode Island ) gathering more than the 1,191 delegates needed to clinch the nomination.

And as promised, Mike Huckabee dropped out after the results. Huckabee had promised to remain in the race, regardless of how he performed, until someone got the required delegates. He has lived up to his words, a decision that has brought him respect from many for his perseverance.

As we are back to square one on the Democrats side, the public will now look forward to the Wyoming caucuses on Saturday and the Mississippi primary on March 11.

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