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May 6, 2008
Gary Mayor Predicts Possible Indiana Shocker
ary Mayor Rudy Clay said just now that it might take a while yet to finish counting the vote in Lake County, which includes Gary, and said that his city had turned out so overwhelmingly for Barack Obama that it might just be enough to close the gap with Hillary Rodham Clinton. --Alec MacGillis
Posted on May 6, 2008 at 10:50 PM ET | Comments (515)
Hearing the News in South Bend
South Bend, Ind., voters react to news that their state is too close to call. --Peter Slevin
Posted on May 6, 2008 at 10:39 PM ET | Comments (17)
Live, from Northwest Indiana
The Northwest Indiana Times is updating election results live on its blog, and you can follow along the blow-by-blow there. --Garance Franke-Ruta
Posted on May 6, 2008 at 10:33 PM ET | Comments (14)
Obama Campaign Points Finger at Rush
Before either North Carolina or Indiana were called, Obama campaign spokesman Bill Burton blasted out a transcript from Rush Limbaugh bragging about his self-declared Operation Chaos, an on-going effort to encourage Republicans to vote for Hillary Rodham Clinton. --Jonathan Weisman
Posted on May 6, 2008 at 9:24 PM ET | Comments (137)
Covering the Ind. and N.C. Primaries
Washington Post Executive Editor Len Downie speaks about the top stories coming out of the Indiana and North Carolina Primary races during Tuesday's live video cast of the primary. (Video by washingtonpost.com & Newsweek.com)
Posted on May 6, 2008 at 8:24 PM ET | Comments (1)
Win Met with Silence at Obama N.C. HQ
Obama N.C. HQ is deserted when earlier-than-anticipated call comes in that he's won the state. --Shailagh Murray
Posted on May 6, 2008 at 7:58 PM ET | Comments (30)
Republicans Give Mixed Reasons for Obama Votes
GRANGER, Ind. -- Voters make their choices for all kinds of reasons, then leave it to the analysts to figure out what it means. At the Harris Township Fire Department, Sen. Barack Obama picked up votes from some Republicans who may support him in November and one who almost certainly will not. --Peter Slevin
Posted on May 6, 2008 at 7:32 PM ET | Comments (134)
Voter ID Law Consequences Mild in Ind.
Beyond the case of a dozen nuns turned away by a fellow sister at a convent for lack of photo ID, Indiana's strict voter-ID law was not reported to have caused many problems today. --Alec MacGillis
Posted on May 6, 2008 at 6:59 PM ET | Comments (35)
A Familiar Demographic Story in N.C.
A day following a local reporter in a small N.C. town reveals votes that break down along predictable demographic lines. --Krissah Williams
Posted on May 6, 2008 at 6:50 PM ET | Comments (6)
Portrait of Two Last Minute Deciders
A portrait of two undecided voters. --Peter Slevin
Posted on May 6, 2008 at 6:12 PM ET | Comments (7)
An Obama Tilt at Granger, Ind., Poll
Pre-election polls showed Sen. Hillary Clinton edging Obama in Indiana, but such voters were not much in evidence at the Harris Township fire station here, where an economically diverse array of white Democrats and Republicans favored Obama over his New York rival. --Peter Slevin
Posted on May 6, 2008 at 5:53 PM ET | Comments (43)
The Candidates React to Burma Cyclone
As the toll of dead or missing in Burma soared to 60,000 , in the wake of Cyclone Nargis's slamming into the South Asian state over the weekend, the candidates for president issued statements on the tragedy. --Garance Franke-Ruta and Juliet Eilperin
Posted on May 6, 2008 at 5:20 PM ET | Comments (3)
At Speedway, Clinton Says to Put it in D
Hillary Clinton visits the Indy Speedway and compares the presidential race to the sport, telling reporters that to go forward, put it in D. --Perry Bacon Jr.
Posted on May 6, 2008 at 2:23 PM ET | Comments (12)
Obama's Lean and Hungry Voter Outreach
INDIANAPOLIS -- Sen. Barack Obama is still short of the 2,025 delegates he needs to win the Democratic nomination, but his daily calorie intake is getting there. --Shailagh Murray
Posted on May 6, 2008 at 1:35 PM ET | Comments (54)
At the Pump in Elizabeth City
North Carolina Voters talk gas prices and the economy on election day. --Krissah Williams
Posted on May 6, 2008 at 12:53 PM ET | Comments (22)
A Test for the Clinton Campaign
For Clinton, time to shine may be now or never. --Dan Balz
Posted on May 6, 2008 at 12:03 PM ET | Comments (381)
McCain Sees Roberts, Alito as Examples
In speech at Wake Forest University, presumptive GOP nominee Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) decried "the common and systematic abuse of our federal courts by the people we entrust with judicial power." --Juliet Eilperin
Posted on May 6, 2008 at 11:15 AM ET | Comments (98)
Obama Holds Primary Eve Rally in Indianapolis
As Indiana residents prepared to head to the polls for Tuesday's primary vote, Barack Obama held a 'Get Out the Vote' rally at the American Legion Mall in downtown Indianapolis.
Posted on May 6, 2008 at 8:49 AM ET | Comments (15)
