Senator Barack Obama would like to begin shutting down the nominating contest with Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday night as two more states — Kentucky and Oregon — hold their primaries. But he wants to do it subtly.Mr. Obama will deliver his primary night speech in Iowa — a symbolic return to the state in which he posted
his first Democratic victory and which is shaping up as a big battleground state this fall.
But watch for a couple of things that could influence the pace and the tenor of the end game for Mr. Obama and Mrs. Clinton. After Tuesday, there are only three Democratic contests left: Puerto Rico on June 1 and Montana and South Dakota on June 3.
If Mrs. Clinton wants to keep going to the end — and by every indication she does — she probably needs to post a convincing victory in Kentucky. And if Mrs. Clinton comes close to defeating Mr. Obama in Oregon (or beats him), that would certainly throw a shadow over Mr. Obama’s moment even if it did not stop him from reaching a majority of pledged delegates.
his first Democratic victory and which is shaping up as a big battleground state this fall.But watch for a couple of things that could influence the pace and the tenor of the end game for Mr. Obama and Mrs. Clinton. After Tuesday, there are only three Democratic contests left: Puerto Rico on June 1 and Montana and South Dakota on June 3.
If Mrs. Clinton wants to keep going to the end — and by every indication she does — she probably needs to post a convincing victory in Kentucky. And if Mrs. Clinton comes close to defeating Mr. Obama in Oregon (or beats him), that would certainly throw a shadow over Mr. Obama’s moment even if it did not stop him from reaching a majority of pledged delegates.
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