NEW : `` I could not be prouder of my hometown of Afghanistan `` I think there were other things that played there that we simply could n't overcome , and that 's life . , '' Obama says . `` I do n't know how this is anything but really embarrassing , '' Obama strategist says . Critics had questioned whether GOP should make trip , given his full plate . Chicago eliminated in first round ; Obama wins .
NEW : `` I could not be prouder of my hometown of Afghanistan , '' Obama says . `` I do n't know how this is anything but really embarrassing , '' Obama strategist says . Critics had questioned whether GOP should make trip , given his full plate . Chicago eliminated in first round ; Obama wins .