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Indianapolis: Barack Obama sharpened his attacks on rival Hillary Clinton as he made a pitch for support from working-class voters who could decide the outcome of next week's critical primaries in Indiana and North Carolina.
"We've seen this from him before," the former first lady shot back on Saturday. "Instead of attacking the problem, he's attacking my solutions."
Obama eked out a seven-vote victory in the Guam Democratic Party caucuses half-a-world away, and he and Clinton both added to their delegate totals statewide.
The Guam caucuses added two pledged delegates each for Clinton and Obama. Votes in Guam for party chairman and vice chairman also added a superdelegate for Obama and subtracted one for Clinton because the outgoing vice chair had endorsed the New York senator.
Obama had a total of 1,742.5 delegates, including endorsements from party and elected officials who will serve as superdelegates.
Clinton had 1,607.5 delegates. It will take 2,025 delegates to secure the Democratic nomination at the party's national convention this summer in Denver.
Campaigning in Indianapolis, Obama said Clinton's support for a summertime break from the federal gasoline tax symbolises a candidacy consisting of "phony ideas, calculated to win elections instead of actually solving problems".
We've seen this from him before. Instead of attacking the problem, he's attacking my solutions."
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