Publisher, Howey Politics Indiana
Former reporter with the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette and Publisher of Howey Politics Indiana
PROFILE
Brian Howey
Guest
FROM Brian Howey
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Tar Heels and Hoosiers, Clinton and Obama Record numbers of voters are crowding the polls in both Indiana and North Carolina . Barack Obama hopes a win in both states will make him the Democratic nominee. Hillary Clinton wants to do well enough to keep going. We hear more about today's races from veteran political observer Brian Howey, who blogs at HoweyPolitics.com , and Raleigh News and Observer's political reporter Rob Christiansen, author of The Paradox of Tar Heel Politics .
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