Hillary Clinton easily won West Virginia, beating Barack Obama 67 percent to 26 percent. Clinton's trouncing of Obama did not change the game. Her pick-up of 20 delegates was offset by the 30 superdelegates who moved to Obama in the past week.

West Virginia matters because it highlights Obama's weakness with white working-class voters.
CNN exit polls show that white folks ain't feeling Obama. Indeed, 35 percent of Clinton voters said they would vote for John McCain if Obama is the nominee.

It's another Tuesday and another primary. Unlike most of the other 48 contests, West Virginia isn't a cliff-hanger. In fact, Barack Obama has conceded the state to Hillary Clinton who is expected to win in a landslide.

Still, Clinton said West Virginia is a must-win state for a Democrat in the general election. On the campaign trail, she noted that since 1916, no Democrat has made it to the White House without winning West Virginia:

If West Virginia had voted for our Democratic nominee in 2000 and 2004, we wouldn't have had to put up with George Bush for the last seven and a half years. I am going to work as hard as I can between now and the time the polls close tomorrow, because I want to earn your support.

The whispers calls are getting louder for Hillary Clinton to drop out of the race for the Democratic nomination. There's rightful concern that the ongoing fight is hurting Barack Obama's chances against John McCain. While Democrats wring their hands, there is a group of people who are sitting on theirs: the unpledged superdelegates.

With a show of hands, the roughly 250 or so uncommitted superdelegates can stop the fight. Instead, they're cowardly holding back as Obama and Clinton duke it out until the final round on June 3.

Hillary Clinton says she is in it "until there is a nominee." As Clinton tries to wrest the Democratic nomination away from Barack Obama, she has put her trump card on the table: race.

Clinton's comeback, such as it is, began in Pennsylvania. So it's fitting that she's channeling Frank Rizzo, the race-baiting mayor of Philadelphia. In 1978, Rizzo wanted to change the rules city charter so that he could run for a third consecutive term. He rallied support for the charter amendment by imploring his supporters to "Vote White."

As expected, Barack Obama won North Carolina. Hillary Clinton eked out a slim victory in Indiana. The outcomes were preordained by the demographics of the two states.

CNN exit polls show Democrats have not moved beyond race. In North Carolina, African Americans made up one-third of Democratic primary voters. Obama received 91 percent of the black vote to Clinton's seven percent. Sixty-one percent of white voters supported Clinton, 37 percent supported Obama.

In Indiana, Obama received 90 percent of the black vote to Clinton's 10 percent. Sixty percent of white voters supported Clinton, 40 percent backed Obama.

It's another super Tuesday. Voters in Indiana and North Carolina will have their say in primaries that may change the game.

In the Tar Heel State, 500,000 people – one out of every 10 registered voters – already have cast their ballots during the early voting period. African Americans represented over 40 percent of early voters.

A local newspaper reports that long lines formed even before the polls opened this morning. Election officials expect a record primary turnout.

Baseball great Satchel Paige famously said: "Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you." Barack Obama says he's moving forward, but Hillary Clinton is still gaining on him.

A new Pew Research Center poll found that Obama's lead over Clinton among Democratic voters has disappeared:

The tightening Democratic race reflects a modest but consistent decline in Obama's personal image rather than improved impressions of Clinton. Fewer Democrats ascribe positive qualities to Obama than did so a month ago, with white working-class Democrats, in particular, expressing more skeptical views of the Illinois senator.

The Democratic nomination battlefield moves to Indiana and North Carolina. Voters in the nine remaining states are eager to have their voices heard, but a select group of Americans remains mum on their presidential preference.

Since way back in January, a record number of voters have participated in Democratic primaries and caucuses. Barack Obama supporters want to end the drama, but the Democratic Party's own delegate apportionment rules have prolonged the suspense. Millions of votes later, the nomination will be decided by roughly 300 uncommitted superdelegates who can't seem to make up their minds.

As expected, Hillary Clinton won the Pennsylvania primary. In her victory speech, Clinton said:

It's a long road to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and it runs right through the heart of Pennsylvania.

Demographics foretold Clinton's destiny. Barack Obama won Philadelphia, Harrisburg and a few majority-black rural counties, but Clinton took the rest of the state. Exit polls show the racial divide. Obama received 92 percent of the black vote to Clinton's eight percent. Clinton won 62 percent of the white vote to Obama's 38 percent. Clinton won white voters of all ages, including 51 percent of independents and voters age 18-29.

Voters should anticipate longer lines at the polls and plan accordingly. If you can, head to your polling place during a non-peak time, such as mid-morning or mid-afternoon.

Barack Obama rocked the City of Brotherly Love on Friday. An estimated 35,000 people jammed into Independence Mall for the "On Track for Change Rally."

Folks began gathering hours before Obama was scheduled to speak. As I walked towards Market Street, I heard the crowd chant:

"We're fired up and ready to go!"

The reviews are in: ABC News' Democratic debate was not ready for prime time. There were two four losers: Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and Charlie Gibson and George Stephanopoulos.

The Democratic presidential debate was held in the City of Brotherly Love (and Sisterly Affection) but there was no love between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. From the opening question about whether they will take the other to be their running mate, it was clear the "thrill is gone" from this "dream ticket."

I attended a debate watch party organized by Mamas4Obama. On my way there, I passed the National Constitution Center, where hundreds of Clinton and Obama fans were gathered. The sounds of Philadelphia included chants of "Si se puede" and "Yes she will."

The Democratic presidential nomination battle is stuck on race. Former BET chairman Bob Johnson, a Hillary Clinton backer, is roiling the racial waters. Johnson told the Charlotte Observer that Geraldine Ferraro was right:

What I believe Geraldine Ferraro meant is that if you take a freshman senator from Illinois called 'Jerry Smith' and he says I'm going to run for president, would he start off with 90 percent of the black vote? And the answer is, probably not....

Geraldine Ferraro said it right. The problem is, Geraldine Ferraro is white. This campaign has such a hair-trigger on anything racial ... it is almost impossible for anybody to say anything.

I was among a handful of bloggers who was credentialed to cover the annual meeting of the Newspaper Association of America. So I had a good seat during Barack Obama's appearance before the Associated Press annual luncheon.

Obama wasted no time addressing the fallout from his comments that small town voters are "bitter" and "cling to guns or religion" because of economic uncertainty:

As I said yesterday, I regret some of the words I chose, partly because the way that these remarks have been interpreted have offended some people and partly because they have served as one more distraction from the critical debate that we must have in this election season.