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JUST 45- MINUTES AGO-- THE NEW MEXICO DEMOCRATIC PARTY PICKED A WINNER FOR THE SUPER TUESDAY CAUCUS. THE PARTY DECLARED HILLARY CLINTON THE WINNER WITH JUST OVER 73- THOUSAND VOTES. SHE BEAT BARACK OBAMA BY ROUGHLY 17-HUNDRED TOTAL VOTES. THE STATE'S 26 DELEGATES UP FOR GRABS WERE PROPORTIONAL ANYWAY-- MEANING BEING DECLARED THE WINNER IS MORE FOR BRAGGING RIGHTS. BUT THE BIG QUESTION-- WHY DID IT TAKE THE DEMOCRATS MORE THAN A WEEK TO CERTIFY A WINNER ... AFTER EVERY OTHER SUPER TUESDAY STATE HAD WINNERS DECIDED THAT NIGHT? SHELTON DODSON IS LIVE AT THE ACCOUNTING FIRM WHERE THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE WITH THE ANSWER, SHELTON? THE OTHER STATES WERE ABLE TO DECLARE WINNERS BECAUSE THE MARGIN BETWEEN THE CANDIDATES WAS MUCH GREATER THAN THE RAZOR THIN MARGIN HERE IN NEW MEXICO. MAYBE THE BETTER IS QUESTION IS WHY DID IT TAKE 8-PLUS DAYS TO CANVASS A STATE WITH A ENTIRE POPULATION EQUAL TO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. THE STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY SAYS THEY PUT IN WELL OVER 2000 MANHOURS IN THE PAST EIGHT DAYS QUALIFYING 17- THOUSAND PROVISIONAL BALLOTS. THEY ALSO ADMIT THEY JUMPED THE GUN YESTERDAY WHEN THEY POSTED STATEWIDE NUMBERS THAT -- WHEN TALLIED -- DID NOT EQUAL THE NUMBERS WHEN EACH INDIVIDUAL COUNTY WAS ADDED UP. OVERALL IT'S BEEN A BIG EMBARRASSMENT FOR NEW MEXICO BUT THE DEMOCRATS SAY WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT IS THAT AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF PEOPLE VOTED AND THAT THIS CAUCAS HAS BEEN -- IN THEIR WORDS -- DOUBLE CHECKED, TRIPLE CHECKED AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE. AS YOU SAID, THE DELEGATE BREAKDOWN IS MORE BRAGGING RIGHTS THAN ANYTHING. CLINTON WILL GET 14, OBAMA 12 AND THERE ARE STILL 12 SUPER DELEGATES YET TO BE OFFICIALLY DETERMINED. YOU'LL HEAR FROM A MUCH RELIEVED DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIRMAN BRIAN COLON ... COMING UP AT 5. LIVE IN NORTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE, SHELTON DODSON, EYEWITNESS NEWS FOUR. AS FOR THE REPUBLICANS IN