Well, I think that the day has reached the point where it is time to sign off. The day turned out to be everything I expected it to be: an exciting political episode that is the drama of the road to the White House in 2008. [...]

According to the Dayton Daily News, the Sinclair levy is winning with 55 to 44 percent voting yes with 43 percent of the precincts reporting. [...]

Huckabee just dropped out of the Republican race. John McCain is now the nominee-apparent of the Republican Party. [...]

Fox News is reporting that Mike Huckabee may announce his withdrawal from the race as a result of McCain’s securing the needed delegate count. [...]

CNN, Fox News, and others are calling Ohio and Texas for John McCain, which means that he now has enough electors to be the Republican nominee for president in November. Again, watch for Huckabee’s numbers as he positions himself for the VP nod. [...]