Wow.

I called the winners in yesterday's primaries, but on the percentages I was off in the same direction in each race. Each time I underestimated Obama's support:

My Call:

Indiana: Clinton wins by 5%

North Carolina: Obama wins by 10%

The results:

Indiana: Clinton won by 2%

North Carolina: Obama won by 15%

At this point, the Clinton campaign has to be considering their options. Obama outperformed expectations yesterday, despite the Wright controversy and Clinton's "Hey, I'm stupid like you, voters! Let's cut the gas tax!" pandering. When the primaries first began, I knew it was a tough matchup between Clinton and Obama. As the other candidates
 slowly fell away, I personally leaned more towards Clinton (for various reasons I won't get into here), although I felt that they would both be equally competent and accomplish much the same things as president. But when the primaries heated up, I had to give Obama props for more often taking the high road, and the power of his oratory can't be denied. Now, in the home stretch, the smart money's on Obama, and all parties concerned should seriously consider calling off their intra-party attacks and getting on with the campaign against George Bush version 3 McCain.

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Paul and Storm express their sentiments:

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