Political Reporter, Raleigh News and Observer
Political reporter for the Raleigh News and Observer and author of The Paradox of Tar Heel Politics: The Personalities, Elections and Events That Shaped Modern North Carolina Politics
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Rob Christiansen
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FROM Rob Christiansen
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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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