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# The battle of Kentucky
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/the-battle-of-kentucky/
- Published: 2008-05-20T10:05:43.000Z
- Updated: 2019-02-14T22:40:31.000Z
- Author: openUSA Openusa
- Tags: #en, #Migrated, #Import 2026-04-09 18:41

[Politico.com](http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0508/10472.html?ref=opendemocracy.net) breaks down the key factors that will shape today's primary in Kentucky. Will John Edwards' endorsement swing working-class white voters towards Barack Obama? Or will racism [once again](http://www.opendemocracy.net/usa/blog/west%5Fvirginia%5Fracism) rear its ugly head?

Obama is likely to win in more liberal-minded Oregon, buttressing his unassailable mathematic march to the Democratic nomination. Hillary Clinton is hoping for a lop-sided victory in Kentucky - a week after her 41 point triumph in West Virginia - that would further strengthen the case against Obama's "electability". But even if Obama were to fall staggeringly short once more in an Appalachian state, it is hardly a guarantee that Clinton - much maligned amongst Republican voters - would fare any better when facing McCain in November.