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Clinton Romps in Kentucky

Posted May 20, 08 6:08 PM CDT in

(Newser) – Hillary Clinton cruised to a lopsided victory in today's Kentucky primary, the Louisville Courier-Journal reports. Clinton won 65% to 30%, a margin of victory she called an "overwhelming vote of confidence." Despite the huge win, Barack Obama picked up enough support to clinch a majority of pledged delegates in the Democratic race.

Clinton had led handily in all the polls in heavily white Kentucky, and her camp hoped the decisive victory will sway the remaining on-the-fence superdelegates. She once again dominated among working-class white voters, exit polls show. After tonight's voting, only three contests remain—Puerto Rico, Montana, and South Dakota, the latter two on June 3.

Source Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.)

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Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., picks up 7-month-old Haiden Weaver as her mother, Heather, looks on at Lynn's Paradise Cafe during a campaign stop in Louisville, Ky. Tuesday, May 20, 2008.   (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., shops for eyeglasses at Lynn's Paradise Cafe during a campaign stop in Louisville, Ky., Tuesday, May 20, 2008.   (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Former President Bill Clinton pets Nelson, a Saint Bernard, outside a restaurant in Louisville, Ky., Tuesday, May 20, 2008.   (AP Photo/Tara Bassett)
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., shakes hands with customers at Lynn's Paradise Cafe during a campaign stop in Louisville, Ky. Tuesday, May 20, 2008.   (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., exits his plane en route to a rally at the Montana State University in Bozeman, Mont., Monday, May 19, 2008.   (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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