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MSNBC and the AP have just called the Congressional special election for Democrat Travis Childer in Mississippi's 1st District, one of the most solidly Republican districts in the US. A district that went for GW Bush in 2004 by 25 percentage points.

MSNBC and the AP have just called the Congressional special election for Democrat Travis Childer in Mississippi’s 1st District, one of the most solidly Republican districts in the US. A district that went for GW Bush in 2004 by 25 percentage points. Despite the millions of dollars of attack ads, despite personal campaign [...]

What Hillary said last week:

“Senator Obama’s support among working, hard-working Americans, white Americans is weakening again,” Clinton said, apparently citing an Associated Press article, which also found “how whites in both states who had not completed college were supporting me.”

The Huffington Post catches a whiff of familiarity from John McCain disavowals of independent groups attacking his opponents on his behalf:

Last night, Hillary won a primary in Pennsylvania by 10 percentage points. She needed to win by 63 percentage points to remain a contender. Furthermore, in Obama's worse month with the Wright issue and "bittergate," Obama still cut Hillary's lead in Pennsylvania from 25 points to 10. That's significant.

I'll have a complete wrap up for you in the morning, as only 7 percent of the vote is in, with Hillary winning by 8 percentage points, which isn't significant in terms of the nomination. However, if she goes ahead by double digits, the scenario could change. I want to wait until all the results are in before I opine about it, but here is what CNN Has to say.

A new LA Times/Bloomberg poll shows John McCain with a narrow lead over both Democratic candidates:
McCain is statistically tied with Sen. Barack Obama, 44 percent to 42 percent, and ahead of Sen. Hillary Clinton by 6 points, 46 percent to 40 percent. The poll’s margin of error was plus-or-minus 3 percentage points.
The poll also showed [...]

A new LA Times/Bloomberg poll shows John McCain with a narrow lead over both Democratic candidates:

McCain is statistically tied with Sen. Barack Obama, 44 percent to 42 percent, and ahead of Sen. Hillary Clinton by 6 points, 46 percent to 40 percent. The poll’s margin of error was plus-or-minus 3 percentage points.

Just as Barack Obama has taken the lead in the delegate count, Rasmussen puts the Illinois senator 12 points ahead of Hillary Clinton in the race for the Democrat nomination. According to Ra