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Obama Barely Wins Two Southern Primaries

President Obama eked out narrow primary victories Tuesday in Arkansas and Kentucky, a sign the president is struggling in Southern states.

The challenger in the Arkansas primary, attorney John Wolfe Jr., took 42 percent of the vote, compared to 58 percent for Obama, with 89 percent of the votes counted.

In Kentucky, 42 percent of registered Democrats voted "uncommitted," compared to 58 percent for the president, according to official results.


http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/05/23/obama-struggles-in-south-ekes-out-primary-wins-in-arkansas-tennessee/?test=latestnews



Added: May-23-2012 Occurred On: May-22-2012
By: joe prole
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Tags: Democratic primaries, Southern states, Dog days of Obama
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