Clinton wins ... finally

By Jennifer J. Foster

Published: May 6, 2008

At 12 minutes past midnight, CNN called Indiana for Hillary Clinton.

Votes are still being counted (right, Rudy Clay?), but it looks as though Clinton will squeak out a two-point win in the Hoosier State. But it won’t help her much in the overall scheme of things: Because of the proportional breakdown of delegates and the close nature of the race, Clinton will pick up only a handful of delegates on Barack Obama—and even that amount is wiped out by the delegates he wins in North Carolina, thanks to his 14-point win there.

It’s 12:18 a.m. ... only six days, six hours and 42 minutes until polls open in West Virginia ...