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Poll workers are reporting heavy turnout in Indiana and North Carolina and according to CNN, polling officials at one Indianapolis precinct said that they almost matched the record for an entire day after just 4 hours.
187 delegates are at stake with Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton continuing their battle for the Democratic presidential nomination. Senator Obama has called today's race in Indiana a potential 'tiebreaker' while Senator Clinton calls today a 'game changer.'
A sticking issue in the tightly race to emerge after two weeks of campaigning: Senator Clinton's planto repeal the federal gas tax. Clinton is touting the plan as some 'immediate relief' to high gas costs while Obama has called the plan a sham and pure 'pandering' for votes.
Jennifer Donahue writes at the Huffington Post, "Whether you believe Senator Clinton is pandering or playing politics by suggesting a gas tax holiday for the summer, she is playing the table with the criteria that historically matters most."
In the Pink Texas weighs in on the close race and how things may pan out today, "Most likely scenario? Hillary wins Indiana by a good margin, Obama takes North Carolina by a tighter margin than polls have suggested. This means nothing changes. Or, Hillary wins Indiana and narrowly takes North Carolina, which changes everything.YES, I know that Obama has the delegates. But the superdelegates are picking this nominee, whichever way you look at it, and if Hillary were to win both states (however doubtful), they’ll start getting real nervous about Obama in a general. And it would be more of an incentive to unleash the NUCLEAR OPTION and seat Florida and Michigan.
Now, if Obama wins Indiana and North Carolina, game over. But that probably won’t happen either. So we’ll be right back here tomorrow, suspended in time and space. You may find this hard to believe, but even I can’t bear to watch much longer."
Tiffany Taylor jokes her vote in Indiana this morning affected the rest of her day, "So I was at the grocery store a little while ago, and when I came out, my car refused to start. It won’t even try to turn over — just makes little clicking noises. And this is a 2007 Saturn Vue, still under warranty. My husband had to leave school to come get me. Later today I have to get it towed hell and gone out to the dealership on the other side of the world.
Just before I went to the store, I cast my vote for Obama in the Indiana primary. Now my car is dead.
Coincidence? Hmmm…"
Arsepoetica tells us via Twitter, "I love my polling place. So happy to see it buzzing, filled w/ smiling faces. The old folks near me come out in droves. Yaay!" She also shares a photo "Votin', y'all!"
Pam's House Blend has teamed up with BlueNC for joint coverage tonight starting at 7pm Eastern.
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