Today, voters in Oregon and Kentucky will have their say in the Democratic Primary. To the average observer these states have very little in common, but one thing they share is a love of racing. In Kentucky, it is horse racing - from legendary Churchill Downs in Louisville to Turfway Park in the Cinncinnati suburb of Florence. In Oregon, home to Nike, it is running - from venerable Hayward Field in Track Town, USA (Eugene, Oregon) to running along the waterfront in Coos Bay.
Voters in Kentucky will race, like recent Kentucky Derby champion Big Brown, to the polls from 6:00a.m. to 6:00p.m. tonight to decide how The Blue Grass State's 51 delegates are allocated. Full results won't be in until 7:00p.m. ET, because half of Kentucky's voters are in central time.
In Oregon, voters will have until 8:00p.m. PT to dash to the polls, like Oregon native and Track and Field Icon Steve Prefontaine, to cast their last minute ballots to decide how the Beaver State's 52 pledged delegates will be apportioned. It has been estimated that 75% of Oregon voters will cast their ballot by mail.
Polls in Kentucky are showing Senator Clinton with a 26 point lead; and in Oregon, Senator Obama has a 12 point advantage. The contests tonight will be as anti-climatic as Big Brown and Pre's wins. The real question is if Senator Obama can clinch a majority of pledged delegates with his victory in Oregon tonight. With the way things look, the small town of Oregon, Kentucky (25 miles west of Lexington) may be the only point of contention tonight.
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