Barack Obama held onto his lead last night in his democratic primary race against Hillary Clinton. Obama decidedly won North Carolina by a nearly 15 percentage point margin, though Clinton narrowly won Indiana. Click on the audio post from NPR's Chris Arnold.
After largely fending off Hillary Clinton and maintaining his lead in delegates, Barack Obama is now trying to position himself as the inevitable choice for his party. Last night he was looking forward to the general election and calling for unity among democrats.
(Barack Obama:) We are the party of Jefferson, of Jackson, of Roosevelt & Kennedy. And that we are at our best when we lead with principle, when we lead with conviction, when we summon an entire nation to a common purpose and a higher purpose.
Last night's primaries though did show an ongoing split along racial lines. In North Carolina, 30 percent of voters were African-American... 9 out of 10 of whom voted for Obama. There was less of a divide among white voters... 6 of 10 voted for Hillary Clinton.
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