Obama Leads With 53% Of Pledged Delegates

As voters head to the polls on opposite sides of the country, Sen. Barack Obama leads Sen. Hillary Clinton with 52.8 percent of the pledged delegates. Neither candidate can win the nomination without the endorsement of a majority of the super-delegates.

Oregon and Kentucky are a study in contrasts, for more reasons than geography. Kentucky is much more rural (44% versus 23%). Oregon used to be reliably Republican in presidential contests (Oregonians voted for Dewey over Truman); Kentucky used to be reliably Democratic. Both have flip-flopped in recent elections.

But there is one place where the two states are similar: they have had a fondness for third-party candidates. Ross Perot captured 14% of the vote in Kentucky in 1992 and 24% in Oregon. What does this mean for Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee?

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