April 22, 2008 6:51 PM

Cheesesteak chronicles

I'm at the Park Hyatt in Philadelphia, where Hillary Clinton will eventually give her victory speech, assuming that she wins, which is what everyone assumes. Barack Obama is heading to Indiana, where the campaign heads next (along with North Carolina). And he's not here, because, well, you leave the building early when you think you've lost.

The early Pennsyvlania exit polls - as being reported by The Huffington Post and The Drudge Report - have Clinton leading 52-48. If it turns out to be that close, that would be - as we discussed in my column today - good news for Obama.

Of course, early exit polls are often wrong. The real polls close at 8 p.m. eastern time.

Other exit poll info: African-Americans - surprise -- voted overwhelmingly for Obama. More surprises: Those who named the economy as their chief issue favored Clinton. Those who thought Iraq was the most important issue favored Obama.

If you trust the exit polls, women went for, uh, Clinton. Men went for, uh, Obama.

Here's the interesting stat: 25 % of Clinton supporters say they'd vote for McCain in the general election, and 17% of Obama supporters say they'd vote for McCain.

And here's what we do know. Clinton and Obama were both doing last-minute campaigning in greater Philadelphia. Clinton stopped by Bocella's Restaurant in Conshohocken - yes, Conshohocken - and ordered a chicken cheesesteak. Obama went to Pat's King of Steaks and got the wiz wit', which is cheesesteak with cheez whiz, and you haven't had cheesesteak unless you've had it at Pat's. The Philadelphia Inquirer noted that Obama wisely passed up Geno's Steaks, of the infamous "speak English" sign.

Of course, next time Tancredo's in town . . .

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