It's about time. After a primary season that featured more plot twists than a "Law & Order" episode, it appears as if things are finally winding down.
It's a good thing, too. Because this prolonged battle between the Democratic contestants — a testament to the Clinton family ego — has done what no single Republican candidate could do. And that's to weaken both candidates so much that the contest in November is suddenly a toss up. The party that should have been able to walk right into the White House remains divided and in disarray.
But closure appears to be at hand. Former frontrunner and legacy candidate Hillary Clinton eked out a win in Indiana, by less than 2 percentage points and 20,000 votes, while Barack Obama "obliterated" her in North Carolina with a 16-point victory. In fact, a video game earned more votes this past week than Clinton.
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It's also worth pointing out that Obama won the bigger state last night, something Clinton had insisted for weeks that he couldn't manage. And, according to the math (and those who are a lot better at it than I), this race is all but over. There's no way she can catch him in the delegate or vote counts. Even if party officials decide to include the states still in timeout: Florida and Michigan.
Now that we're that much closer to a pair of presumptive nominees, we should take a closer look at where each of them stand.
Stay tuned.
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