Hillary — the Comeback Kid

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Just when you think you have a grasp on this election season, along comes another surprise.  After Sen. Barack Obama won 11 primaries/caucuses in a row, people were proclaiming him the Democratic nominee apparent.
     After tonight’s rope-a-dope in the primary ring with Sen. Hillary Clinton, it’s evident that this ain’t no TKO. Obama scored an early, strong victory in Vermont followed by Clinton’s win in Rhode Island. All eyes shifted to the big prizes — Ohio and Texas. Just before 11 p.m. E.T., Clinton was declared the projected winner in Ohio. At the time of this writing — 11:45 E.T. — Clinton is leading in Texas with 53 percent of the vote tallied, 50 to 48 percent. There are still big locales where current vote tallies show Obama ahead that might upset the current course. But as of this moment, the big story of the night is the charge of the Hill Brigade.
     After suffering four strong defeats tonight, Mike Huckabee pulled out of the GOP race. Sen. John McCain earned enough delegates to crown him the GOP nominee. No word on Rep. Ron Paul’s plans at the moment.