'The Takeaway': Split decisions

In Indiana, Hillary Clinton managed a razor-thin victory; in North Carolina, a decisive victory for Barack Obama.

Hillary Clinton grabbed 50.9% of the votes to Senator Barack Obama's 49.1% in Indiana. Obama won by more than 15 percentage points in North Carolina -- he's now less than 200 delegates away from sealing the Democratic nomination.

The votes came in slowly in Indiana last night -- the last votes came in after mightnight. Although Clinton campaigned hard in Indiana, it was a close win for her there. Many voters there were torn between the two candidates. In the end, the economy was the number one issue for voters, and the gas-tax holiday proposal supported by Clinton factored in.

In North Carolina, Barack Obama did better than most expected. Obama's grassroots campaign in North Carolina played a big part, and the state saw record registration and turn-out.

The candidates' victory speeches seemed to reflect their tactics for the next few months -- Obama was definitely looking forward to November; Clinton's speech was focused more on the numbers, and the contests to come.

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