Kyle Bell

It’s now past 8 p.m. on the East coast and in the state of Pennsylvania. Polls have closed in the state and none of the media has called the race for Senator Clinton. As I have noted on this site for many weeks, Hillary needed a 20%+ win in order to make a legitimate claim on the nomination. It appears that, at best, she may only win by less than 5% in a state where just two months ago she was favored by the 20% that she needs to win by. It looks like Obama is well positioned to end this race in two weeks by winning Indiana (which I would now say favors him) and North Carolina. More updates to come…

8:51 p.m. – NBC calls PA for Hillary. This was not unexpected. Right now the numbers are 55-45% with Philadelphia yet to report. Obama could conceivably hold her to a few points. The fact remains that her lead won’t nearly be enough to mean a thing.

9:03 p.m. -  The latest numbes are 52-48. It’s clear there won’t be the blowout that Hillary needed. If you are a Hillary supporter, you should realize that your candidate is not going to be the nominee. Stop the bleeding. Unite or die. That’s what the Democratic Party faces in the next two weeks when Indiana and North Carolina votes. Bring it on, Hillary. Indiana is Obama country.