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| Media | Magazine - Newsweek |
| News Date | Monday, April 7, 2008 03:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Primaries in Indiana and North Carolina on May 6 may be the last chance to end the Dem race early.
By Arian Campo-Flores and Sarah Kliff | NEWSWEEK
Apr 7, 2008 Issue
Not since Bobby Kennedy campaigned in Indiana 40 years ago have Hoosiers witnessed this much election-year hoopla. Sen. Barack Obama made his debut appearance on March 15, followed quickly by Sen. Hillary Clinton. Last week Bill Clinton campaigned in the northern half of the state, while their daughter, Chelsea, barnstormed campuses like Notre Dame and Butler University with the actor Sean Astin. Both campaigns are opening offices across the state at a furious clip and unleashing canvassers to tramp through neighborhoods. "For Democrats here, it's been so long since [a primary] mattered," said Mark Osbun, a Fort Wayne resident buttonholed by two Obama organizers outside a grocery store. "This is the most emotional cycle I've been through."
Though the next big primary is in Pennsylvania on April 22, the real turning point in the campaign could be the May 6 contests in Indiana and North Carolina. The combined 187 delegates at stake that day account for the largest trove remaining on the calendar. Since most observers fully expect Clinton to carry Pennsylvania, a win there may not do much to sway uncommitted Democratic superdelegates, who will be key to deciding the nominee. That leaves the May 6 states—particularly Indiana, where the two candidates appear evenly matched—as potential game-changers. If Clinton wins both contests, she could argue that momentum has shifted decisively in her favor and silence calls for her to step aside. If Obama prevails, it could be his best chance to persuade superdelegates to end the race early. |
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