Hillary Clinton aims to zap Bernie Sanders' momentum in Kentucky
- 8 years ago
Hillary Clinton hopes that a win over Bernie Sanders in Kentucky Tuesday will go a long way towards her efforts of unifying the Democratic party before its convention.
Sanders is expected to win in Oregon, but the Clinton campaign sees an opportunity in Kentucky, a state she carried easily in her primary campaign eight years ago.
In order to appeal to the working-class, white voters, which Republican rival Donald Trump has all but won over, Clinton made several stops in Kentucky, including drop-ins at churches over the weekend.
Despite an earlier decision to shift resources to general election swing states, the campaign is running television ads in the Bluegrass State.
Clinton holds a substantial lead over Sanders by nearly 300 pledged delegates and when superdelegates — elected officials and party leaders free to support either candidate — are factored in, she stands 150 delegates shy of the 2,383 needed to clinch the Democratic nomination.
Sanders is expected to win in Oregon, but the Clinton campaign sees an opportunity in Kentucky, a state she carried easily in her primary campaign eight years ago.
In order to appeal to the working-class, white voters, which Republican rival Donald Trump has all but won over, Clinton made several stops in Kentucky, including drop-ins at churches over the weekend.
Despite an earlier decision to shift resources to general election swing states, the campaign is running television ads in the Bluegrass State.
Clinton holds a substantial lead over Sanders by nearly 300 pledged delegates and when superdelegates — elected officials and party leaders free to support either candidate — are factored in, she stands 150 delegates shy of the 2,383 needed to clinch the Democratic nomination.