Obama big in NC, Clinton a squeaker in Indiana
For some reason most of the networks don't want to call Indiana for Clinton yet, but with 84% reporting, I can't see there being enough votes left for Obama to overcome his deficit.
Ultimately, I doubt it matters. Clinton isn't going to quit at this point, regardless what she said about NC on Friday. The numbers that are worrisome are these.
Forget the horse race numbers for a moment: if the surveys are accurate, the polarization within the Democratic Party has reached critical levels. Nearly six in ten Obama supporters in Indiana say they would be dissatisfied if Clinton were the nominee -- that's (I believe) the high percentage of Obama supporters who have ever said that.
In both IN and NC, two thirds of Clinton supporters say they'd be dissatisfied if Obama were the nominee -- I believe that's the highest number recorded for that question, too.
The percentage of Clinton voters who say they'd choose McCain over Obama in a general election is approaching 40% in Indiana. Put it another way: in North Carolina, less than HALF of folks who voted today for Hillary Clinton are ready to say today that they'd definitely vote for Obama in a general election.
Some, (and hopefully a lot), of that is likely hyperbole, but the longer this goes on, the likelier it is that at least some of those uber-partisans do as they're threatening to do.
