Obama step closer to history

It might sound boring..the US elections...but the prize is the most powerful job on earth.

The winner gets to become the next American President and to take over from George Bush.

Bush is a Republican - their party have voted for someone called John McCain to stand for them this time round.

The other big party is the Democrats - their party candidates are Barrack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

The voting between those two has been quite close for months and months now, but now it seems Barack Obama's is on course to make history...

It looks like he's going to be the Democratic representative...and he's one step closer to becoming America's first ever black President.

He's now got the backing of enough delegates to effectively beat Hillary Clinton.

She wanted to become the first female President.

Barrack Obama will now go head to head with John McCain and American people will vote for who they want to be their leader.