indiana and north carolina have 187 delegates, compared to pennsylvania's 158.
meanwhile, clinton is pounding the streets of pennsylvania. she has to nail pennsylvania or it really is over for her. she's been playing up pennsylvania and apparently she has plenty of inroads there and support of the governor, ed rendell.
obama's pennsylvania strategy
Obama Up in Pollsfrom WSJ: In addition to Indiana, Sen. Obama will visit North Carolina in the coming weeks. Indiana and North Carolina have primaries on May 6 with 187 delegates at stake, compared with 158 delegates up for grabs on April 22 in Pennsylvania.
........Indiana could shape up as a key battleground for the nomination. The Obama campaign put paid staffers in the state this week, and part of the state sits within the Chicago media market that closely follows Sen. Obama. The Clinton campaign will send staff into the state this weekend, including operatives who helped run the campaign's successful efforts in Ohio and Nevada. Sen. Clinton has been endorsed by Sen. Evan Bayh, the state's one Democratic senator and its former governor.
The North Carolina contest favors Sen. Obama because of the state's large number of African-American, white-collar and urban voters, but Sen. Clinton could be competitive in rural areas with more blue-collar workers.
Of the remaining primaries, Sen. Clinton is favored in Kentucky on May 13, West Virginia on May 20 and Puerto Rico on June 1. Oregon's May 20 contest could be close, while contests in South Dakota and Montana on June 3 favor Sen. Obama. "We plan to wage a very aggressive grass-roots campaign across each of those states," says Clinton spokesman Isaac Baker.
Both candidates have agreed to debate in Philadelphia next month ahead of the primary, and Sen. Obama has agreed to a North Carolina debate, which would be the 22nd time that the two candidates have debated during the current campaign.
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