Super duper Tuesday!

So here we are - American Democrats and Republicans are going to the polls - its pretty clear that John McCain is going to wrap up the Republican nomination.

Great news. As I have said before, I just do not think America will vote for a 71-year-old.

So tonight will be most interesting to see if a woman or a black man will take the lead in the Democratic race.

Barack Obama has a knack of getting out the vote, particularly young people. In a few hours will will find out how many of the 20-odd states will back him.

His team are playing down any chance of a stunning victory, but the BBC reports that privately his inner circle are happy with his surge in numbers.

"The more the voters see of him, the more they like him," said one reporter. They have seen plenty of Hillary Clinton.

Exciting stuff.