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Hillary Clinton is fighting for her bid for President and her political survival, after 11 straight wins by her Democratic rival Barack Obama. New York’s senator needs desperately clean victories in Texas and Ohio to keep her candidacy alive. According to the last opinion polls, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are struggling on equal terms in Ohio. Hillary maintains a narrow lead over Obama in Texas. Senators Clinton and Obama are battling for the minority votes. Obama has a lead with black voters whereas Clinton has an edge with hispanics. A total of 370 delegates are at stake. Obama, a senator from Illinois, is in the lead with 1,386 delegates compared to 1,276 for Clinton, according to an Associated Press tally; 2,025 are needed to win the nomination.In the battle of support for the Democratic candidates, actor Jack Nicholson is on board with an internet advertisement supporting Hillary Clinton. However, Barack Obama has a whole city behind him. Obama City, a rural town in western Japan is booming along with the rising popularity of U.S. presidential candidate. Even sweet bean cakes are branded with an Obama logo!