Hillary Rodham Clinton’s deflating split decision Tuesday took away her last best chance at the White House.
A resounding loss in North Carolina combined with a narrow victory in Indiana dented if not doomed her hopes of convincing superdelegates to disregard Obama’s lead in delegates, states won and popular vote and nominate her.
Sen. Barack Obama won the most delegates in Tuesday’s primaries, moving within 200 delegates of securing the Democratic nomination for president.
Obama won at least 94 delegates in the North Carolina and Indiana primaries, according to an analysis of election returns by The Associated Press. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton won at least 75 delegates, with 18 still to be awarded.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Race again played a pivotal role in Tuesday’s Democratic presidential clashes, as whites in Indiana and North Carolina leaned solidly toward Hillary Rodham Clinton and blacks voted overwhelmingly for Barack Obama, exit polls showed. Almost half said they were influenced by the focus on Obama’s former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright….
Highlights from exit polling Tuesday in the Indiana and North Carolina Democratic primaries for The Associated Press and television networks:…
As the last votes trickle in, CBS isn’t commenting on how they called the state hours earlier than other networks.
Clinton’s case weakens as Obama wins in North Carolina and barely loses Indiana. See also: What happened in Ind. and N.C.
Demographic trends looked a lot like destiny, with Obama capturing blacks and young people while Clinton was favored by blue collar Dems.
GARY, Ind. (AP) — Indiana’s sometimes-stepchild county gave Hillary Rodham Clinton a razor-thin victory early Wednesday….
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