I Think, Maybe, It's Over...

at 12:10 CST, msnbc called indiana for hillary clinton.

with 99% of the vote in...she holds a 51% to 49% lead over barack obama...with just over 22,000 votes separating them.

it may be over... she may have won indiana. but some uncounted absentee ballots may still sway this state's final tally.

but having said all of this... i'm of the opinion of two men i greatly admire when it comes to all things politico. chuck todd and tim russert have both come out and said "it's over" for hillary.

and it's over.

tonight was a thrilling night for political junkies... but it's over.

three quick points before i hit the sack:

1. hillary has canceled all public appearances for tomorrow. her camp says she never "officially" had any television interviews scheduled so she can't "officially" cancel them... but she will not appear on any morning talk shows. she will attend one fundraiser tomorrow in D.C. but that's it.

2. carl bernstein reports that he hears hillary would be interested in the number two slot and that the idea of returning to the senate is not overly appealing to her. i've heard this reported other places...especially since the vast majority of her senate colleagues have supported obama.

3. mayor mcdermott of hammond, indiana (just a few minutes ago) suggested that something "improper" may be happening with gary, indiana's vote count. mayor clay of gary is getting pissy...

the shit is going down on cnn!

e.

p.s. the final count in north carolina with 99% voting has obama holding his lead 56% to 42%.