First Glance At The Exits: Democratic Party Cracking Up?  —  Here's what jumps out at me from the first wave of exit polls that have been released to the Edison-Mitsofky consortium:  —  Forget the horse race numbers for a moment: if the surveys are accurate, the polarization within the Democratic Party has reached critical levels.

Gary Mayor Predicts Possible Indiana Shocker  —  As the fate of a nailbiter Indiana primary — and possibly the course of the Democratic race — hung on his city, Gary Mayor Rudy Clay said just now that it might take a while yet to finish counting the vote in Lake County, which includes Gary …

Measuring the Limbaugh Effect  —  Some reporters have speculated about the impact of the “Limbaugh effect” — partisan Republicans crossing over to vote fr Hillary Clinton solely to help weaken the Democrats against John McCain.  The sieze of the effect is hard to measure.

Team Hillary warns of Obama “October surprise”  —  The early results are suggesting a healthy win for Barack Obama in North Carolina and a much narrower win, maybe 52-48 or so, for Hillary Clinton in Indiana.  That won't end her campaign — nuclear obliteration wouldn't do that at this point but it makes Clinton's mission even harder.

Hillary, muted  —  I've been out on the road with Clinton for the past few days, during which she was perhaps the sharpest she's been in her political career.  Forceful, clear, connecting intensely with her crowds, utterly at ease with her message.  —  Tonight, that energy has really, strikingly vanished.

Obama's Remarks in Raleigh, North Carolina  —  Barack Obama delivered the following remarks (as prepared) in Raleigh, North Carolina, tonight...  You know, some were saying that North Carolina would be a game-changer in this election.  But today, what North Carolina decided is that the only game …

Primary Late Night: Did We Hear Hillary Concede Tonight?  —  Indiana (88% reporting):  —  North Carolina (97% reporting):  —  I know, I know.  Hillary's victory speech in Indiana tonight was not a concession speech.  She vowed to keep fighting on.  Florida and Michigan and all that.

Gingrich warns GOP of ‘real disaster’ this fall  —  Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) is calling on Republicans to seek “real change to avoid a real disaster” in the wake of another Democratic victory in a special election on Saturday.  —  In a letter to House Republicans posted on www.newt.org …

Indiana nuns lacking ID denied at poll by fellow sister  —  About 12 Indiana nuns were turned away Tuesday from a polling place by a fellow bride of Christ because they didn't have state or federal identification bearing a photograph.  —  Sister Julie McGuire said she was forced to turn away …

The Obama Rally, from Two Angles  —  Reynolds Coliseum on N.C. State's campus seats 12,400 people.  It did not seat that many tonight.  Behold, the power of political staging:  —  The Obama rally, as seen on TV:  —  The Obama rally as seen from the other end of Reynolds:

FBI Agents Raid Work, Home Of Special Counsel's Bloch  —  WASHINGTON — Federal Bureau of Investigation agents raided the Office of Special Counsel here, seizing computers and documents belonging to the agency chief Scott Bloch and staff.  —  More than a dozen FBI agents served grand jury subpoenas shortly …

Another Clinton loan?  —  I asked Clinton campaign chairman Terry McAuliffe just now whether Clinton had given or loaned her campaign more money in the run-up to North Carolina and Indiana.  —  “Might be.  Might not be,” McAuliffe said, adding that the campaign would release more fundraising details tomorrow.