As the gruelling five-month Democratic nomination race appears to be finally over with Barack Obama expected to clinch victory, beaten Hillary Clinton pulled one more surprise - by winning the South Dakota primary against predictions.
Despite her win, Barack Obama is thought likely to pick up enough delegates in Montana and South Dakota as well as so-called super-delegates to allow him to claim victory.
She appeared to accept the inevitable, praising 'her friend' Barack Obama and what he has achieved in his remarkable campaign.
But she also refused to concede defeat, telling her screaming New Yorkers that she would "make no decisions tonight".
Earlier, Republican nominee John McCain, clearly seeing who he will be facing in the Election in November, praised 'his friend' Hillary Clinton and said she had not received the recognition she deserved.
As Barack Obama has made 'change' his winning mantra, McCain attacked him as 'the wrong change' and claimed he, McCain, was 'the right change'.
He also attempted to distance himself from Bush and likely Obama attacks that a vote for McCain will be for a disastrous third term of Bush...
Less than a year ago, few people has even heard of Barack Obama: Hillary Clinton was a shoe-in to win the Democratic nomination and unstoppable as the first woman President of the United States.
At the same time, John McCain's chances had been written off as unlikely winner of even the Republican nomination.
If a week's a long time in politics, a year is a lifetime...
UPDATE: Barack Obama: '...I will be the Democratic nominee for President of the United States...'
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