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The Democrats produced no winner as Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton attracted an equal number of votes (7.3m v 7.3m) and an equal number of delegates (839 v 839 according to the calculations of NBC's Tim Russert). "Both sides are claiming victory out of last night," ABC's Kate Snow (embargoed link) reported hollowly. "This is what a tie looks like," teased CBS' Dean Reynolds, "two candidates basking in a victory each claims." NBC's Andrea Mitchell just called them "visibly exhausted."
The voting did reveal each candidate's strengths and weaknesses, or "potential icebergs," as CBS' Reynolds called them. Rodham Clinton had problems attracting the support of young voters, male voters, African-American voters and better-educated voters. Conversely Obama was no favorite of the elderly, white women, Hispanics and the non-black working class. "But here is the real news," insisted NBC's Ann Curry, quoting exit polls. "The vast majority of Democrats--seven out of ten--said they would be satisfied if either is the nominee."
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