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Obama blames Fox News, e-mail for likely loss in KentuckyBy Ryan Alessi | Lexington Herald-Leader
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, facing a likely defeat in next Tuesday's primary election, won't travel to Kentucky before the voting, but said he hopes to have much more time to win over Kentucky voters before the November general election.
He also blamed Fox News for disseminating "rumors" about him and said that that and e-mails filled with misinformation that have been "systematically" dispersed have hurt him in Kentucky.
"When we're able to campaign in a place like Iowa for several months and I can visit and talk to people individually, I do very well. That's harder to do at this stage in the campaign," Obama said in a brief telephone interview Friday. "And once we get past the primary, we'll ble [I assume that this is merely a typo for "be able," although it would truly rock if Senator Obama was at the point of glossolalia in this campaign - ML]to focus more on those states where we need to make sure people know my track record."
In contrast, Obama's rival, Sen. Hillary Clinton, will make five stops in Kentucky over the weekend, including appearances at two university campuses.
If Obama is the overwhelming choice, why hasn't he closed the deal in the primaries? He wins traditional blue democrat states, but loses in a major way in the red states he would have to win in order to win the election.
