Senator John McCain swept the Republican primaries last evening, accumulating more delegates but still not showing that he has unified the Republican Party behind his candidacy. He continues to struggle with the right wing, and with Mike Huckabees continued presence in the race this anti McCain vote has a home. In Virginia:

McCain 50%
Huckabee 41%
Paul 5%
Romney 4%
Thompson 1%

In Maryland:

McCain 55%
Huckabee 29%
Romney 6%
Paul 6%
Guiliani 1%
Keyes 1%
Thompson 1%

In D.C.

McCain 68%
Huckabee 17%
Paul 8%
Romney 6%
Guiliani 2%

And now the establishment pressure will begin to mount on Mike Huckabee to withdraw. With McCain continuing to struggle amongst a key element of the Republican base party elders will now descend on Huckabee to get him to withdraw. How succesful they will be is another question. Read about McCain’s wins and the continuing conservative holdout at this Washington Post link.