Split Decision
It looks like Obama took North Carolina and Clinton is ahead in Indiana, according to CNN. If Obama does fail - again - to deliver the knockout, how does that play with the party elite?
As North Carolina results came in, Obama was leading Sen. Hillary Clinton by a margin of roughly 57-41.
The win will give him the larger share of the state's 115 delegates.
"Some were saying that North Carolina would be a game-changer in this election. But today, what North Carolina decided is that the only game that needs changing is the one in Washington," Obama told supporters in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Obama congratulated Clinton on what he called her apparent victory in Indiana.
Obama took an overwhelming 91 percent of the black vote in North Carolina, according to exit polls, while Clinton claimed only 6 percent.
Clinton took 59 percent of the white vote compared to 36 percent for Obama, according to the polls.
With 75 percent of Indiana precincts reporting, Clinton was leading Obama, 52-48 percent.
There are 72 delegates at stake in Indiana.
Poll workers in Indiana and North Carolina reported heavy turnout in the two primaries.
I don't think Clinton can do it with this light a "victory" - she needed convincing wins in both states. Instead, she's lost one and is limping across the finish line in the other. If she does stay in until June, I think it may be a token effort at this point. Although she could surprise me yet again.
But the demographics are a disaster for the Dems.
By Kris, Tuesday, 6 May , 2008 @ 9:20 pm
I guess I would quote what I have seen several places, "God bless the circular firing squad that the Dems have put together."
By Mockinbird, Wednesday, 7 May , 2008 @ 2:29 pm
Bye, bye Hillary! Perhaps you can stay in a Holiday Inn Express tomorrow night!
I know serving in the Senate is beneath you, but nobody can ever take the sweetness of your tears away. And don’t forget, you’ll always have Bill.