Highlights of Early Exit Poll Results  —  Highlights of preliminary results from exit polls conducted for The Associated Press and television networks in Tuesday's presidential primaries in Ohio, Texas, Rhode Island and Vermont:  —  ___  —  OPEN TO ALL  —  The primaries in Ohio …

Clinton scrambles to freeze defectors  —  A behind-the-scenes battle broke out late Tuesday over superdelegates who had secretly committed to Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), with Clinton campaign officials scrambling to “freeze” them before they announced support for him.

EXIT POLL: ‘Change’ Tops 'Experience"... Again  —  In Vermont, Obama Wins Across All Demographic Groups  —  The theme of change continues to resonate in Ohio and Texas, but not by as wide a margin as in most previous primaries.  The ability to “bring needed change” beats “experience” …

EARLY EXITS  —  I'm looking at the second wave of exit polls.  They show an Obama blowout in Vermont, which was entirely expected and basically dead even in Texas, Ohio and Rhode Island, the latter two of which would be pretty substantial surprises.  At this point in the cycle, though …

Early Views From The Clinton/Obama Campaigns  —  Note: NONE of this information comes in any way from my own knowledge of embargoed exit polls.  All references to the exit polls come from the campaigns themselves.  —  The Obama campaign expects to net seven or eight delegates out of the night …

Obama General Counsel Crashes Clinton Press Call On Voting Irregularities In Texas; Engages In Heated Exchange With Clinton Staff  —  This evening, the Clinton Campaign held an urgent press call to discuss reported incidents of voting irregularities and intimidation taking place at primary conventions …

Caucus Problems In Texas  —  The Clinton campaign said tonight that Obama precinct workers illegally obtained caucus packets in the following Texas caucus precincts:  —  Precinct 2316 in Tarrant County  —  Precinct 1205 in Dallas County  —  Precinct 3127 in Bexar County  —  Precinct 3082 in Ft. Bend County

Gallup Daily: Obama 45%, Clinton 45%  —  Based on polling conducted March 1-3, 2008  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Gallup Poll Daily tracking finds Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama tied once again, with 45% of Democratic voters nationwide preferring each as the party's 2008 presidential nominee.