Josh Goodman is a staff writer for GOVERNING and the lead author of the Politics blog.
E-mail: jgoodman@governing.comVia CNN: With about 1% of precincts reporting, Obama has 55% of the vote and Jill Long Thompson has 48% in Indiana. That gap may be slightly smaller than I expected, but it's still bad news for Long Thompson and good news for Gov. Mitch Daniels.
To put it a different way, if that gap persists, Obama would have to take 57% in Indiana for Long Thompson to take 50%. Obama, even on his best night, isn't taking 57% in Indiana.
Josh Goodman is a staff writer for GOVERNING and the lead author of the Politics blog.
E-mail: jgoodman@governing.com
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