The political spin was fast and furious and the numbers rolled in Tuesday night from Rhode Island, Vermont, Ohio and Texas, especially when it came to whether you should pay attention to who won what state, or the number of delegates won.
"We have nearly the same delegate lead as we did this morning," Obama said to supporters at his rally in San Antonio, Texas.
"We are on our way to winning this nomination."
To quote ESPN college football analyst Lee Corso, "Not so fast, my friend."
The first thing I did when I got up from my overnight "nap" was to look at the delegate counts on the Associated Press and (pick a network) CNN.
The AP gives Clinton +16 in Ohio in delegates, with 21 still be handed out. She won Ohio by 54-44% in the popular vote.
In Rhode Island, Clinton was +5. She won easily there, 58-40%.
In Texas, most of the delegates have not been handed out after Clinton's 51-48% win. Also, the caucuses have only 36% of the vote counted as I type this, with Obama narrowly ahead.
The AP gives Clinton a +11 edge in delegates in the Lone Star State.
In a demonstration of how tricky the delegate math can be, we wrap up with Vermont, where Obama cruised to victory, winning 60-38%.
But the vagaries of the delegate math won him only a +3 in delegates there.
So, with a lot of delegates still to be awarded in Texas, the AP has it +29 for Clinton, while CNN is at +23 for Clinton.
That could all change during the day, especially in Texas. But for now, it shows that Clinton might yet cut into the Obama delegate advantage.
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