Hillary Clinton got a split last night, but it was the worst possible split. As one commentator put it last night: She came in as the hunter, and ended the night as the hunted.
Obama dominated North Carolina, Hillary squeaked by in Indiana, and in just a week after Rev. Wright tried to submarine him Obama showed that his campaign was getting stronger, able to compete for both whites and blacks, and not collapsing.
So, this morning the consensus seems to be that Hillary's path to the nomination no longer exists. She can draw it out and lose in slow motion and go down as a fighter, or she can ratchet things down and withdraw as a healer, but either way she is going to lose.
It has been eight weeks now since Ohio and Texas. Clinton has wounded Obama, but after voting in the last three big states she has not improved her standing on delegates or on popular vote one bit. North Carolina stripped away all her gains from Pennsylvania.
The NY Post headlines "Toast." ABC's Morning Show goes with "End of the Road." NBC: "Is it over?" Drudge has a big picture of Obama titled, "The Nominee."
At this point, she can't win the pledged delegates. She can't win the popular vote under any scenario that doesn't count Michigan and Florida. There are reports that superdelegates are going to start flowing to Obama in significant numbers. Money is now re-emerging as a problem.
Clinton has a fundraiser scheduled in DC. Her strategists have a conference call at 10 am. Then, she has campaign events scheduled in West Virginia. So, there should be some signals -- but it is not likely to be a decision made quickly.
For today, chances are she keeps running as she sorts through things, but takes no hard new shots at Obama.