10:38 PM CST | Looks like the night will end nicely for Clinton. She took Rhode Island and Ohio, and will probably win Texas. These wins will keep her in the race going strong. The Democratic nomination will very likely come down to superdelegates at this point. Definitely an interesting, exciting race between Clinton and Obama.

McCain’s winning the nomination comes as no surprise; it should be interesting now to see who he’ll face in the general election, Clinton or Obama.

10:27 PM CST | Clinton’s speech in Ohio: “This nation’s coming back and so is this campaign.” She also brought up her “tested and ready on Day One” schtick.

9:54 PM CST | According to CNN, the “urban areas” of Ohio still have to report their vote counts, so that could be problematic for Clinton. If she’s still got a stronghold on the cities, she’ll continue with the lead; otherwise, Obama could close the gap, although they’re at 57 percent and 41 percent right now. My guess is she’ll continue to lead and take the state.

9:38 PM CST | Texas continues to be very, very close, and they still have a caucus to hold. Looks like it’ll be a long night.

9:13 PM CST | The close, close vote in Texas is most interesting; it comes down to Latino votes, many of whom prefer Clinton, so if they turned out to vote, she could slip by with a win there. It looks like Clinton will definitely take Ohio; with 35 percent of precincts in, she’s got 57 percent to his 41 percent. I’m going to beat CNN to the punch and call it for Clinton.

8:59 PM CST | McCain’s speech briefly evokes John F. Kennedy’s “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country,” when McCain talks about how he owes the country so much.

He also talks about the war and America’s enemies and the economy, among other things. Talking about the Democrats, he says, “my opponent.” Safe bet, since who knows if it could be Clinton or Obama at this point.

8:38 PM CST | Clinton will take Rhode Island, CNN projects. This is big for her, partly because Obama was on a roll previously, and also because she needs all the delegates she can get right now.

The percentages are also closer now between Obama and Clinton in Texas, with Obama at 54 percent and Clinton at 46 percent, with 4 percent of precincts reporting. I hope it continues to be close, as it makes for a more exciting night!

8:27 PM CST | He’s an eloquent guy, that Huckabee. Too bad he couldn’t gain major popularity outside the South. Should be interesting to see what McCain talks about in his speech tonight; it will basically be a rough draft of his acceptance speech at the Republican convention this summer.

8:19 PM CST | It is interesting that Huckabee lasted the longest out of he, Rudy Giuliani, and Mitt Romney. I give him credit for sticking with his message through all of it, and fighting till March. Can’t help but think it was probably a big waste of money, though.

8:08 PM CST | Well, Huckabee’s gotta be a little depressed. I guess the Chuck Norris effect only gets you so far.

7:48 PM CST | Huckabee is getting more support in Texas than I thought he would; Huckabee’s 32 percent to McCain’s 56 (so far tonight, with only one percent reporting) is not the blowout I thought might occur. But it still won’t have any effect; McCain will undoubtedly be the nominee.

7:44 PM CST | Hmm, President Bush supposedly will endorse McCain. Not really surprising: endorsing Huckabee would be mostly worthless and if he’s not backing the Republican candidate, it doesn’t look too good for him. At this point, Bush needs all the good favor he can get. McCain, however, isn’t the most conservative candidate…but better for Bush to stick with the American voters rather than Ann Coulter and Rush Limbaugh, right?

7:33 PM CST | There is lots of speculation about whether Clinton would be able to continue even if she doesn’t do as well tonight as she had hoped. As far as who gets the most delegates, it could come down to the superdelegates. Right now, more superdelegates are for Clinton, but if the trend is for Obama, they’ll likely move to support him.

Texas should also be extra exciting tonight: the state holds regular voting and they also caucus tonight, potentially allowing one candidate to win one contest, and the other candidate to win the other contest.

7:17 PM CST | Tonight could potentially be the end of Hillary Clinton’s run. She was banking on Ohio and Texas, but currently, both states are closely contested between she and Obama. With a small percentage of the votes in already, Texas looks like it will probably go for Obama, and that large number of delegates could really give him the final boost he needs before he becomes the Democratic candidate. Ohio, also with a small number reporting, looks to go in Clinton’s favor.

Because of her tough personality, Clinton will probably keep fighting until the very end, no matter tonight’s results.

7:08 PM CST | CNN projects Ohio and Vermont will go to John McCain; at this point, Ohio is too close to call for the Democrats, they say. Barack Obama is projected to win Vermont.

John McCain should easily take everything tonight, and Mike Huckabee will likely drop out soon. There really isn’t a chance he’ll win any states tonight; none are in the Dixieland South, where he has had large favoring.

7:02 PM CST | Hello, everyone. Tonight’s presidential election results in Texas, Ohio, Vermont and Rhode Island could narrow things down to one Republican candidate and one Democrat, or things could get even crazier and more contested. We shall see!