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    "Hillary Deathwatch" Odds: 4.2 Percent

    Obama comes up big in North Carolina, and Clinton ekes out a win (as of 11 p.m.) in Indiana, the combination of which all but ends Clinton's shot at the nomination. Her chances drop 8.4 points to 4.2 percent.

    For the past few weeks, Hillary Clinton's candidacy has rested on two possibilities: 1) Winning the popular vote and 2) convincing superdelegates that Obama cannot win certain types of voters. (The delegate count is out of reach; she would need at least 70 percent of the remaining delegates to surpass Obama.) Today, Obama exploded both arguments.

    Read more at the Hillary Deathwatch. 

About Christopher Beam

  • Christopher Beam is a Slate political reporter.
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