Obama Looks to End Race After Primaries Today
Senator Barack Obama would like to begin shutting down the nominating contest with Senator Hillary Clinton on Tuesday night as two more states — Kentucky and Oregon — hold their primaries. But he wants to do it subtly.
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.
This race will come down to the superdelegates and the sooner they act, the better for the Democratic Party.
