▁Background ▁The ▁prior ▁week , ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁had ▁be aten ▁Hill ary ▁Cl inton ▁in ▁Neb r aska ▁( 6 8 % - 3 2 % ), ▁in ▁Washington ▁( 6 8 % - 3 1 %) ▁ ▁and ▁in ▁Louisiana ▁( 5 7 % - 3 6 %) ▁ ▁by ▁large ▁marg ins . ▁ ▁The ▁Cl inton ▁Camp aign ▁looked ▁towards ▁the ▁primary ▁in ▁Virginia ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁those ▁in ▁Maryland ▁and ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁which ▁were ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day . ▁Though ▁Hill ary ▁Cl inton ▁spent ▁more ▁resources ▁in ▁the ▁Maryland ▁Primary , ▁she ▁also ▁campaign ed ▁in ▁Virginia , ▁particularly ▁in ▁Northern ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁Str ategy ▁ ▁The ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁campaign ▁divided ▁Virginia ▁into ▁ 4 ▁regions ▁in ▁which ▁to ▁campaign : ▁Northern ▁Virginia , ▁Richmond , ▁Char l ott es ville , ▁and ▁the ▁T ide water ▁region ▁in ▁the ▁sout heast . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁do ▁well ▁with ▁aff lu ent ▁and ▁independent ▁vot ers , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁with ▁African - American ▁vot ers , ▁who ▁could ▁total ▁ 2 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁on ▁primary ▁day . ▁ ▁The ▁Hill ary ▁Cl inton ▁campaign ▁said ▁it ▁would ▁focus ▁its ▁efforts ▁on ▁Prince ▁William ▁and ▁L oud oun ▁count ies , ▁especially ▁older ▁white ▁professional ▁women , ▁and ▁also ▁in ▁the ▁un emp loyment ▁pl ag ued ▁South west ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁Pol ling ▁ ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁had ▁a ▁significant ▁lead