UPDATE 5:37 PM ET - "Illinicon" at Redstate.com comments on the Exit Poll article below, and projects the following:

A Third of voters in NC were African-American and made up 14% of the vote in IN. If its assumed that the recent pattern of Obama winning African-Americans by a 90-10 margin and losses everyone else by a 65-35 margin, by doing some math it looks like the margin will be:

NC: 53-46 Obama
IN: 51-39 Clinton

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Here is some early exit poll information from today's primaries in North Carolina and Indiana. It may have in it a clue that Obama is not getting as strong a turnout of African-Americans in North Carolina as expected. Many had predicted it to be in the 38-40% range of Dem voters in North Carolina. The early exits puts it at 33%. More as additional exit poll info becomes available.

Highlights from preliminary results of exit polling Tuesday in the Indiana and North Carolina Democratic primaries for The Associated Press and television networks:

WORRIED ABOUT THE ECONOMY

The economy was on voters' minds in Democratic primaries in Indiana and North Carolina. Two-thirds of Democratic primary voters in Indiana and nearly as many in North Carolina said the economy is the most important issue facing the nation. That's more than have said so in 28 previous competitive Democratic primaries with exit polls this year.

Only about one in five in each state said Iraq was the top issue, and even fewer picked health care from a list of three issues.

Four in 10 Indiana Democratic voters said the current recession or economic slowdown has affected their family a great deal. Nearly as many said that in North Carolina.  read more »