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DANGER DAY: HILLARY FACES '15-POINT DEFEAT' IN NC Tue May 06 2008 06:35:49 ET Hillary Clinton's inner circle now fears a stinging defeat is likely in North Carolina. "Look, we worked hard and gave it our best shot, but the demographics, well, they are what they are," a top campaign source explained to the DRUDGE REPORT as voting began Tuesday morning. The campaign now believes a 15 point loss, or more, would not be surprising. Her team will work hard throughout the day to lower all expectations. The state had been seen by Clinton insiders as the senator's last shot to seriously jolt the system and overshadow the math. With 115 delegates at stake, North Carolina posed an uphill battle for Clinton. Obama easily carried the region in earlier voting, topping Clinton in Maryland by 23-points; Virginia by 29, South Carolina 28 and Georgia 36. The campaign hopes media attention will stay fixated on the closer competition in Indiana, where 72 delegates are on the line. The campaign also hopes to move quickly onto a victory next Tuesday in West Virginia, where only 28 delegates are at stake. Developing... |
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