A good night for Barack Obama last night as he wins big in North Carolina and loses only very narrowly to Hillary Clinton in Indiana.

Here are the North Carolina results (with 99% reporting):

Obama 890,695 56%
Clinton 657,920 42%

That's a beat down, by any measure.

In Indiana (with 99% reporting):

Clinton 638,274 51%
Obama 615,862 49%

That's a squeaker, by any measure.

So, what does it all mean? The math still doesn't work for Clinton, unless Florida AND Michigan are included. We will now find out something important about Hillary Clinton. If she really believes in her party and it's ideals, she will step aside gracefully and work to unite the party behind Obama. If she really is more concerned with her own ambitions, then she will fight all the way to the convention, and she will exert all her efforts to ensure that either the Florida AND Michigan delegations are seated as currently composed, or re-votes are held in both states.

Here is one view of the ugly truth why Hillary Clinton won't quit.

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