Clinton Wins Kentucky
Not surprisingly Hillary Clinton won big in Kentucky. But as she's pointed out with places like Idaho, Kentucky won't be in play for the Democrats come November anyway -- whether or not she's the nominee. The two candidates have seemed to choose their states and have focused on them. Obama made a visit or two to Kentucky, but essentially conceded victory to her. While she put her eggs in the Kentucky basket, Obama put his in Oregon. Being an Oregonian, I think it's probably a good bet he'll win handily. So, they'll split. But of the two, Oregon is the more important in November. I won't guarantee a win for Obama, but I doubt McCain will win in November.
One thing to note here, is that it seems that Obama did win the Lexington and Louisville areas.
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But race is still a big factor in KY: We only have 7.5% African-Americans and none live in Appalachia. Obama won the 2 counties with significant African-American populations and came close with a 3rd.
Significantly,40% of those whites who voted for Clinton said they'd reconsider if John Edwards were on the ticket.
Obama can win without KY and WV and now will have to do so. But he should work hard in the White House for Appalachia--if we are ever going to start healing the racial gap in this nation.