Obama wins big in North Carolina while Clinton edges home in Indiana

It might have been a split decision but with Obama winning North Carolina by 14 points and coming within twenty-odd thousand votes of Clinton in Indiana it was an emphatic points victory for Obama that puts him on the brink of winning the nomination. Hillary Clinton’s downbeat appearance tonight suggested that she knows the game is almost up.

On Tuesday morning, the rough metric everyone was using was would Clinton win Indiana by more than Obama won North Carolina. In the end, there was no contest: North Carolina was called...

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Hillary wins Indiana by a whisker

Finally, the vote is in from Lake County and the networks can call Indiana for Hillary. Considering just how dodgy the delay seemed to many, Clinton surrogates were crying foul on TV pointing to the fact that the Mayor of the city which was holding it all up is a vocal Obama backer, it might just be a good thing for the Obama campaign that they did not win Indiana in these circumstances.

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No call in Indiana, but Obama congratulates Clinton on 'apparent victory'

Speaking to his supporters in North Carolina just now, Obama congratulated Clinton on her 'apparent victory' in Indiana. With 75 percent of the vote in, Hillary leads 52 to 48. CBS remains the only network to have called the state for Clinton, though.  

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The networks call North Carolina for Obama straight away

Within seconds of the poll closing here, the networks have called this state for Obama suggesting that he has won by at least ten points. The more of a margin Obama can run up here the harder it will be for Clinton to get past him in the popular vote.

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Fox not calling it but say exits have Hillary ahead 52-48 in Indiana

One note of caution to attach to these numbers is that the exits have tended to over-estimate Obama's support. But if Clinton has only won by four in Indiana then that's a pretty decent result for Obama with him looking like he'll win by a better margin than expected here in North Carolina.  

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