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To the Point

Both Parties Look to November

To the Point

KCRW

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4.4583 Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2008

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Obama won big in Oregon.  In Kentucky, Clinton won a lot bigger.  But Obama's still the likely Democratic nominee. We look forward to the November election.  Are the states as evenly divided as they were in 2000 and 2004? Which Red or Blue states look Purple—and why? What about race and gender? Is the vice-presidential nominee likely to matter? Also, as oil set records, lawmakers try to look tough, and rumblings of peace—and pragmatism-- in the Middle East.

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0:00.0

From PRI, Public Radio International and KCRW Santa Monica, this is To the Point.

0:07.3

The political parties look to November.

0:13.5

Hello again, I'm Orman Almi, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

0:17.4

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

0:20.1

Clinton's Kentucky victory was

0:21.4

overwhelming. Obama now claims a majority of elected convention delegates, but last night's

0:26.0

results are already old news. They're both in Florida today, where the Democrats have some

0:30.4

unfinished business. McCain was there yesterday, a state he must win in November. It'll take

0:35.8

270 electoral votes to get to the White House,

0:39.1

but each candidate's looking at separate contests in 50 different states. On To the Point,

0:44.1

has the calculus changed since 2000 and 2004, two of the closest elections in history? We'll

0:49.9

look at red states, blue states, and swing states around the country. On reporter's notebook, rumblings of

0:55.2

peace and pragmatism in the Middle East. First, here's the news. Support for To the Point comes from

1:01.6

subscribers of KCRW Santa Monica and from the Public Radio International Program Fund, whose contributors

1:07.8

include the Ford Foundation and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur

1:11.4

Foundation. Hello again, Warren. I'm only back with To the Point. Obama won big in Oregon.

1:15.7

In Kentucky, Clinton won a lot bigger. But Obama is still the likely Democratic nominee.

1:21.0

On To the Point, we'll look forward to the November election. Are the states as evenly divided

1:25.4

as they were in 2000 and 2004, which red or blue states are looking

1:29.6

purple and why? What about race and gender? Is the vice presidential nominee likely to matter?

1:35.7

On reporter's notebook, the Lebanese government settles with Hezbollah as Israel talks peace with Syria.

1:42.3

First, this news update. The price of crude oil went to $132 a barrel today.

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