Both parties look to November
In Kentucky and Oregon, white voters dominated, but with very different results. Hillary Clinton’s Kentucky victory was overwhelming, and nearly half the state’s Democrats said they would not support Barack Obama against John McCain. Obama now claims a majority of elected convention delegates. They were all in Florida this week. It’s one of the crucial "swing states" that could be decisive in November, just as it’s been in the past. It will take 270 electoral votes to get to the White House, but each candidate is looking at separate contests in 50 different states. Has the calculus changed since 2000 and 2004, two of the closest elections in history?
Guests:
– Paul Maslin: Democratic pollster
– Scott Reed: Republican strategist
– Larry Sabato: Professor of Government, University of Virginia
– Stephen Keating: Politics West Editor, "Denver Post"
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