Optimism Increases For Obama In Texas

Democrat Barack Obama's first foray into South Texas on Friday showed signs that rival Hillary Rodham Clinton may win the region's popular vote but that he may break even with her in securing delegates for the presidential nomination.

While Obama's noontime crowd of about 3,000 at the University of Texas-Pan American was mostly made up of students who showed little enthusiasm, Obama drew about 6,000 supporters to the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi.

Another troubling sign for Clinton's South Texas hopes is that one of her main South Texas supporters, state Rep. Aaron Peña of Edinburg, appeared backstage at Obama's Pan American event and told a local news organization that Clinton would win the popular vote but Obama was strong in the fight for delegates.