Democratic Primary News - Fall of Hillary Begins at 6:00 Central Time

**BREAKING ELECTION NEWS**
*Clinton wins Rhode Island by some five points.*

- The two races left will go way into the morning.
- See Ohio Buckeye State Blog for Ohio updates. [Prediction: ?]
- See Texas Burnt Orange Report for Texas updates. [Prediction: Obama]
- See Daily Kos for updates.
- See Political Wire for updates.
- See TPM for updates.
- See MyDD for updates.
- See MSNBC for updates.
- See CNN for updates.

- Texas - Live Texas Results, Obama out to a lead in early-voting results.

- Emergency injunctions so that polls remain open and immediate radio buys in Ohio exhorting voters out tells us Obama has his stuff so together that no amount of race-baiting by Clinton can overcome Obama's organization and appeal.

- Change Beats Experience - Voters pick 'change' over 'experience"' by big margins in Ohio and Texas, according to exit polls. (David Kurtz, TPM) That's good for Obama.

- Clinton doing well with whites; race-baiting worked to some extent, but piss on her, I'll never vote for her.

- Some Cuyahoga County and Sandusky County precincts, remain open until 9pm ET. The Obama campaign is making an apparent immediate radio buy to send people to the polls immediately.

- (7:26 pm CT ) African American Turnout 125% in Franklin County (turnout exceeded goals)

- Long night ahead. One fact to consider: Just two weeks ago, Hillary enjoyed a 15-plus percent lead in Ohio.

- * (6:44 pm CT ) Ohio Polls closed; heavy Democratic voting, too close to call. Cuyahoga County (Cleveland, heavy Obama) will be open late - 8:30 p.m. ET- and at least one other county, because of bad weather (ice).

- ***Obama takes Vermont.***
- See The Page - Mark Halperin for good exit poll data.

Early exit polls

Looks good for Obama. Electability is playing a big role; good bye Hillary-the Randy Moss of the Democratic Party.

Vermont: Obama 67, Clinton 33
Ohio: Obama 51, Clinton 49
Texas: Obama 51, Clinton 49
Rhode Island: Clinton 49, Obama 49
- thanks to Jonathan Singer at MyDD

Delegates and Poll Closing Times (central time)

Vermont - 15 Dem. delegates; Polls close at 6 pm CT - Begin to witness the fall of Hillary Clinton.
Ohio - 141 Dem. delegates; Polls close at 6:30 pm CT
Texas - 193 Dem. delegates; Polls close at 7 pm CT (Caucuses begin after polls close)
Rhode Island - 21 Dem. delegates; Polls close at 8 pm CT

Breaking Election News

See Ohio Buckeye State Blog for Ohio updates. [FYI, Dennis Kucinich will win his primary BIG, say reports.]
See Texas Burnt Orange Report for Texas updates.
See Rhode Island News, Providence Journal for RI updates.
- AmericaBlog has some good stuff on Hillary's Rovian politics, including:

- Obama's skin blacker than normal in Hillary's new attack ad
- Limbaugh happy that Hillary more willing than GOP to "bloody up" Obama
- Hillary campaign call in Ohio reportedly calls Obama "Osama bin Laden"
- Hillary: John McCain has more experience than Obama