Obama wins NC

By Jennifer J. Foster

Published: May 6, 2008

It’s over in North Carolina, and the polls have been closed about a minute.

This bolsters Obama’s argument that he is like a Timex: He can take a lickin’ and keep on tickin’.

It’ll be interesting to see what the final spread is in the Tarheel State. Because of the number of delegates at stake, Hillary can’t afford to lose by double digits.

To that point, Jeffrey Toobin says that because of the number of delegates up for grabs in NC, even if she wins in Indiana, Hillary is going to be deeper in the hole at the end of the night than she was when it started.