Super Tuesday reaction: The Dems

Unlike the Republican side, there really wasn't a known Wednesday morning headline other than that it was going to be very, very close. And it was--as illustrated in many ways but among them that:

Of all the votes cast on Super Tuesday for the two candidates nationwide, the two candidates are only separated by 0.4 of a percentage point. By midday Wednesday, 14,645,638 votes were reported cast for either Obama or Clinton on Tuesday. Clinton had won 7,295,400 of those votes (50.2 percent) while Obama captured 7,295,400 votes (49.8 percent).

Yeah, kind of insane. Add to this that most Dem races shattered records for turnout; in the North, South, Midwest, and West Coast. We're pumped up. In terms of delegates secured (the Dems' delegates are given more or less proportionally to how well you did in the state), it looks like Obama just eked out a win:

Based on a wide variety of sources, right now it's at Clinton 670, Obama 650, but still with 210 to be allocated from California, 47 from Illinois, and smaller amounts elsewhere.

Then, going state by state, this is how it played out (New Mexico is still too close to call):

Obama: Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Utah, North Dakota, and Missouri.

Clinton: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and Tennessee.

What does it all mean? Practically, we still have a long way to go. And it might come down to the decisions to be made by the hundreds of superdelegates who get to vote for whomever they want at the convention. Ah, but I will say one thing: For the first time in the campaign I think a Clinton-Obama ticket is actually possible. We will see.