With a coalition of
African Americans and college-educated, affluent
Caucasian progressive/
liberal professionals, Delaware was a state Hillary Clinton was expected to win in the so-called "
Acela Primaries" on April 26. Clinton swept all three counties in the state and the largest cities of
Wilmington and
Dover, winning the primary by 19 points. This marked a clear difference from
2008, when she had lost Delaware to
Barack Obama. ==References==