Breaking News: A big Barack Obama night?

Today, as The Ticket noted this morning, the big question was will the polls that show Sen. Barack Obama running very well in today's three primary sites -- Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia -- come true? Or will they be way off as they were when they predicted a big win for him in New Hampshire it seems like months ago?

The rapidity -- one minute after the polls closed -- with which CNN and other news agencies called Virginia for Obama tonight would seem to indicate he's in for a good night all around.

But not before an initial news screwup. Despite early numbers favoring Obama, the Associated Press sent out a preliminary story with the headline: "Clinton wins Virginia Democratic primary." This was quickly corrected.

Sen. John McCain and Mike Huckabee appeared to be in a close race in Virginia based on early results.

--Andrew Malcolm