Barack Obama sweeps another three contests. He garnered huge wins over Hillary Clinton in the so called Potomac Primary of Maryland, Virginia, and Washington DC.

In Virginia and Maryland, Obama received more than 60 percent of the vote. In the Maryland and the District more than 3/4 of the voters backed him.

"We won the state of Maryland, we won the Commonwealth of Virginia, And though we won in Washington DC, this movement won't stop until there's change in Washington DC."

Obama will receive a majority of the 168 delegates awarded in the region, giving him a slight lead in the race for delegates.

Cynthia McKinney won the Green Party contest in Washington DC. And in the Republican race John McCain beat out Mike Huckabee in all three contests, but barely in Virginia.

And big results in a Maryland Congressional primary. Progressive backed candidate Donna Edwards dethroned 8 term incumbent Al Wynn. Edwards ran on a platform of change. On the campaign trail, she highlighted Wynn's ties to big business.

With another series of primaries out of the way, we turn to Larry Bensky, former Pacifica National Correspondent and Political Science Professor at California State University.

Bensky says "The steam has clearly gone out of [Clinton's] campaign. She's now going to have to rely on Ohio, Texas, and Pennsylvania."

"Its a sign that the Clinton campaign is in trouble. It looks like Obama may sweep February... but its actually good news for Democrats."

Bensky says Ohio could be pertinent beyond having a crucial role in the Democratic primary, but the troubled voting system Ohioans experienced in the 2004 Presidential race that has yet to be resolved.

Finally, Bensky also notes that many Republican incumbents are not seeking re-election in unprecedented numbers, another good sign for Democrats.

A look at the people behind the people. Hillary Clinton's and Barack Obama's campaigns draw from the best consultants and strategists in the business, including the best in the public relations business. They are experts in shaping message and the media. They have ties to dirty industries including big oil and big energy.

One of Hillary Clnton's senior campaign consultants is Mark Penn, CEO of PR firm Burston Marsteller. Penn has consulted for Microsoft, Shell Oil, TXU (energy company), and industrial fishing interests - his firm, Burston Marsteller has been criticized by labor leaders for their anti-labor work.

Barack Obama's campaign team includes chief political strategist David Axelrod, along with two partners from Axelrod's firm AKP&D . Axelrod is a PR consultant who has ties to Voices for Choices (a faux grassroots, corporate interest lobbying group funded by AT&T), the nuclear industry, large media companies, and energy companies.