Networks call Indiana for Clinton

By Alex Koppelman

Wednesday, May 7, 2008 01:16 EDT

With 99 percent of precincts reporting, Hillary Clinton has won the Democratic primary in Indiana, according to CNN, MSNBC and Fox. Clinton won by a much slimmer margin than expected, taking 51 percent of the vote.

― Katharine Mieszkowski

Posted in: 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton

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