The night of the V.O.Te.R (Vermont, Ohio, Texas, Rhode Island) is upon us.
So far, it's one down: Obama wins Vermont. Ohio for the Dems is too close to call. According to NBC News, the Ohio Secretary of State has asked a judge to hold polls open until 9 p.m. in Sandusky County, due to an unknown problem.
Update: The Texas secretary of state's site has some interesting results rolling in, even though the polls haven't closed. The early vote that's been counted so far breaks down thusly:
Early vote: Obama - 131,607 (58.26%) Clinton - 90,903 (40.24%)
Total vote: Obama - 145,592 (58.39%) Clinton - 100,216 (40.19%)
Polls still haven't closed in West Texas, so we'll see how things go from here.
Update 2: Because the judge has ruled that the polls will indeed stay open late in Sandusky County, Ohio, there won't be any numbers on the Ohio elections website until after 9 p.m. Update 3: The race question in Ohio... According to NBC News, of the voters in Ohio who answered exit polls and said that race was a factor in their decision, 8 out of 10 voted for Hillary Clinton. And Hillary Clinton is winning both white women (by around 60-40) and white men (about 55-35) in Ohio.
I'm not surprised. Ohio is one of the those states... it's something the Obama campaign will have to contend with if he is the nominee. For every other reason: economics, NAFTA ... Ohio should be winnable for the Dems in November. But if Barack is the nominee, this is one state where I think race will be a factor.
Exit polls are also showing weakness for Obama in Ohio among voters over age 45, and particularly among seniors.
Update 4: Better numbers than the Texas secretary's site coming out of USA Today:
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