Democrats brace for a long battle

Clinton's victories Texas and Ohio shift the momentum to her.

By Michael Finnegan and Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
March 6, 2008

WASHINGTON -- With no end in sight, Democrats braced Wednesday for a prolonged and nasty fight for their party's presidential nomination as Barack Obama assailed his reinvigorated rival over taxes and, in a turnabout, her experience in foreign affairs.

Hillary Rodham Clinton, in turn, renewed her assault on Obama's resume and preparedness for the White House, a line of fire that helped produce three back-to-the-wall victories that saved her campaign from extinction Tuesday.