Racial divide in Texas, economy the key issue in Ohio

The first batch of exit polling shows that Barack Obama is swamping Hillary Clinton among African-American voters in Texas today, while Hillary Clinton is leading 2-1 among Latinos in the key state.

In Ohio, 61 percent of voters surveyed said the economy was the most important issue -- the highest percentage of any of the 25 states so far where the exit polls have been conducted for the TV networks and the Associated Press. Also, eight in 10 said international trade takes more jobs from the state than it creates.

Ohio has lost more than 200,000 jobs since 2007. The candidates bashed each other over the North American Free Trade Agreement, with Obama sending out a flier highlighting Clinton's past support and with Clinton questioning a meeting that Obama's economic adviser had last month with Canadian government officials on the treaty.