On Tuesday morning, when the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination sat down to an omelet in a Greenwood, Indiana, diner he seemed elated. Voters were streaming to the polls in Indiana and North Carolina as Obama chatted about his hopes and expectations and joked about his weight.
The drawn-out struggle between the Illinois senator and his rival Hillary Clinton has had many ups and downs. But on Tuesday Obama won a compelling victory in North Carolina's primary while Clinton eked out a narrow win in Indiana.
Obama's aides declared the candidate's momentum was back and it was only a matter of time before Clinton would be forced to exit the race for the party's nomination.
"We're nearing the finish line," said Obama's top strategist, David Axelrod. "We have a lot to celebrate tonight and I think the Clinton folks have a lot to think about."
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