Analyze the Super Tuesday results however you like, that’s what yesterday effectively came down to for the charismatic Illinois senator.

While the Western and Midwestern caucuses garnered little media attention, Barack Obama did win 13 states to Hillary Clinton’s eight on Super Tuesday. New Mexico is still being counted. Click here for the full results.

Hillary’s Super Tuesday victories include California, New Jersey, New York and Massachusetts, allowing her to maintain her narrow lead in delegates despite winning fewer states. Overall, Tuesday was more or less a wash.

While on the subject of small victories (though in this case, meaningless), the City of Newton, Massachusetts, where one After W staffer resides, was split by just 17 votes (12,101-12,084) in favor of Barack Obama.

That was but a small measure of prime for his supporters there, as their man took a Bay State beating despite key endorsements.

Click the Massachusetts Super Tuesday map to enlarge…