Wednesday, May 07, 2008
HILLARY ALMOST DONE
Obama takes North Carolina, while in Indiana …
… Clinton appeared headed for a more modest 2 point or less victory. There, she won 60-40 among white voters, who made up 80 percent of the turnout, while losing black voters 8-92.
Also it appears that Hillary Clinton may be broke.
Rush Limbaugh’s assistance apparently wasn’t a factor.
UPDATE. According to the Obama campaign, Limbaugh’s work was worth seven per cent in Indiana. NASCAR votes didn’t come through, however.
UPDATE II. The New York Observer:
Tuesday was a decisive night for Barack Obama.
Sure, CBS News called Indiana early for Hillary Clinton (a verdict the network may yet regret, with many precincts still outstanding), and if she does hang on there, she will have won just as many states on the day as Obama did. And she will then soldier on to what should be a landslide win in next week’s West Virginia primary, just as she figures to dominate in Kentucky on May 20.
But tonight made clear one thing: None of that will matter.