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Nick Ragone is an author, attorney and public relations executive in New York City. He earned a bachelor’s degree in history and political science from Rutgers University, and is a graduate of the Eagleton Institute of Political Science at Rutgers University (undergraduate) and the Georgetown University Law Center.

He is the author of three books: Essential American Government, Everything American Government, and President's Most Wanted. Nick is a regular contributor to the Fox News Channel and Fox Business, the PIX11 Morning Show, and has a weekly appearance on the popular Raph Bailey Radio Show.  He co-anchored PIX11's five-hour live inauguration coverage with Jim Watkins and Kaity Tong.

Nick is a contributor to Donklephant.com, one of the most influential political blogs on the web, and  has written for US News & World Report, The Star-Ledger, Real Simple Magazine and RealSimple.com.  Nick has been quoted in over two dozen stories on politics, the presidency, and public relations.  In December of 2007, Nick was named one of PR Week's 40 under 40 to watch, and in May of 2008 was featured in "Profiles of Success", a book about public relations. Nick lives in Jersey City, NJ, with his wife and two children, and spends what little free time he has obsessing on the Mets.

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« Turnout the lights ... | Main | Prediction time »
Wednesday
May072008

Knockout punch?

It was a very good night for Barack Obama. 

He won North Carolina by a wider margin than expected, and nearly pulled of a victory in Indiana.  The net results is that he added to his pledged delegate lead, halted Hillary Clinton's momentum, and re-established himself as the (mostly) inevitable nominee.

obama2.jpgThe real question: What's Hillary's next move? She can continue campaigning, and take the battle to West Virginia and Kentucky, but to what end?  She can't overtake Obama in pledged delegates, and it's unlikely the superdelegates are going to find anything encouraging from her performance in Indiana.  Her fundraising is surely to dry up over the next few days, and don't be surprised to see a new wave of superdelegates come out for Obama.  It may be time for her to find an exit strategy ...

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