That’s what Fox News and Michael Barone seem to be about to report. They’re just waiting for the polls to close before making it official.
Yes, that’s what they predict. Brit Hume says substantial margins among black voters (90%-plus) and young voters have put Obama over.
Juan Williams says every other category is falling for Hillary. Superdelegates will have to think about that.
Karl Rove says superdelegates would have been concerned only if Hillary had won both Indiana and N.C. tonight. He points out the increasing racial polarization in the Democratic primaries since Iowa, where Obama won with heavy white and black votes. He says white working class women left for Hillary and white working class men began drifting away. Says he’s lost his early message, “which was inclusive and post-partisan.” But “bittergate” and Jeremiah Wright have taken their toll.
Chris Wallace hits the nail on the head: “He can’t lose the white vote 60-40 and hope to be elected president.” I still think that’s the issue that will keep superdelegates up at night.
Turns out Juan was wrong about all other categories falling to Hillary. Exit polls show that he won working-class Dems in North Carolina 55-36.
