It’s 12:11 a.m., and a bleary-eyed Tim Russert just declared Hillary Clintons campaign over, saying the candidate is often the last person to realize when it’s time to give away.

“It’s almost like being on life support,” he said.

This comes as Clinton holds onto a fingernail-thin margin in Indiana, where ballots in the county closest to Chicago are still being counted. Earlier tonight, Chris Matthews speculated that the delay might be for dramatic effect.

The clinging will continue for at least the next 12 hours. 

The New York Times is profiling the politics of Asheville, N.C., in cartoon form.

In a campaign that needs some comic relief, it’s good to see this novel—make that graphic novel—approach to reporting.

See the Pennsylvania primary results in living color with this selection of informative maps from major news Web sites.

Next, drop by FiveThirtyEight.com and take a guess as to how this long-awaited primary will affect the red-to-blue spectrum of the rest of the country.

Colors are enough for tonight. We’ll revisit the results in verbal form tomorrow.

The Empire State is crumbling, at least in terms of its once-mighty influence over the nation’s politics, says Politico. Which state is rising up to take its place? That’s right - it’s our own little corner of paradise, home of political heavyweights Charlie Crist, Bill Nelson ... and Susan Stanton.

We’ve seen plenty of bad economic news in Florida lately, including the shameful fact that this state is responsible for more than its share of the nation’s economic troubles. (How’s that for clout?) So it’s good to read about an area of public life in which our influence is growing.

Or is it? Maybe not, when you consider what our elected officials have put on their agenda in these trying times.

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