Many believed the Democratic race for the nomination would be over last night, but Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., pulled out another win in Indiana, albeit by a narrow margin of two points.

Barack Obama, D-Ill., secured the win in North Carolina as expected, leading Clinton by 14 points.

Isabel Baker, Oklahoma delegate for Clinton, was saddened, but not surprised at her loss in North Carolina and slim win in Indiana.

"However, the people have spoken and I have all the faith in the world in the electorate," said Baker. "I am so pleased that so many new people have registered."

David Scott, professor of speech communication at Northeastern State University, was moderately surprised at the outcome.

"I thought Hillary would do much better," said Scott. "With the notable exception of the Zogby poll, every survey had Hillary winning by 4 to 7 points. Her narrow 2-point win was unexpected."

Judy Parrott, a local Republican, was not surprised by the outcome.

"As I've said before, Obama has much more charisma than Clinton," said Parrott. "He's attracting the majority of the African-American vote, as well as huge numbers of young or first-time voters. What's unnerving is the fact his entire campaign has been based on changing Washington, yet I can't tell you one single firm plan he has in mind. Change for the better would be wonderful, but change just to be different is another story. The old adage, 'Be careful what you wish for, because you might get it,' comes to mind.

Parrott also believed that if Clinton won Indiana, it would be by the slim margin realized.

Early on in the evening, Clinton carried Indiana by a hefty 19-point margin that closed rapidly. Some media outlets have reported a push by Republicans to vote for Clinton, as Indiana has an open primary system. Many in this area disagree.

"I don't think the Republicans had much, if anything, to do with the outcome," said Baker. "But I sure think the news media did, especially television. They have been biased too often against [Clinton]. I wonder, why do some people dislike her so much? Is it because she is a woman? Is it because she is smart? Is it because she doesn't know her place? She may not be our next president, but I know we will have a Democrat president, and I will do everything to see that happen. We can't afford to continue with the same old failed politics."

Scott believes Obama's campaigning helped him close the gap in Indiana.

"I believe the Rev. [Jeremiah] Wright controversy is starting to fade," said Scott. "In addition, Obama shifted away from large-scale 'arena campaigning' and got back to the small-scale, 'retail,' small-audience politics that served him well in Iowa and other states. I think the retail approach helped remove some of the 'elitist' perception some voters may have had about Obama. Finally, I believe that Hillary's 'gas tax holiday' proposal came across as an intellectually dishonest campaign stunt and may have hurt her credibility."

Scott believes the Indiana primary had an "interesting angle" when it came to the Republican party.

"The so-called Rush Limbaugh 'Operation Chaos' that encouraged Republican voters to support Hillary in order to prolong the Democratic nomination fight. That may have played a factor in the race. It was reported that 11 percent of the voters in the Democratic primary were Republican, and they favored Clinton over Obama 52 to 46 percent."