Senator Barack Obama has increased his lead over Senator Hillary Clinton in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. On Tuesday, Obama scored a decisive fourteen-point victory in North Carolina while narrowly losing to Clinton by two points in Indiana. Addressing supporters in Raleigh, Obama said he is close to securing the nomination.

Sen. Barack Obama: “Because you still believe that this is our moment and our time to change America, tonight we stand less than 200 delegates away from securing the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. More importantly, because of you, we’ve seen that it’s possible to overcome the politics of division and the politics of distraction, that it’s possible to overcome the same old negative attacks that are always about scoring points and never about solving our problems.”

Despite Obama’s lead in the popular vote and delegate count, he’ll be unable to wrap up the nomination without support of Democratic superdelegates. Clinton is expected to try to slow Obama’s momentum by focusing on resolving the dispute over the uncounted primaries in Michigan and Florida. Speaking to supporters in Indianapolis, Clinton promised to stay in the race.

Sen. Hillary Clinton: “Tonight, we’ve come from behind, we’ve broken the tie, and thanks to you, it’s full speed onto the White House… But I can assure you, as I have said on many occasions, that no matter what happens, I will work for the nominee of the Democratic Party, because we must win in November.”

Clinton has reportedly made another multi-million-dollar loan from her personal fortune to keep her campaign afloat.