US presidential hopeful Barack Obama will today campaign in West Virginia and Kentucky after briefly switching his focus to Republican candidate John McCain.
Mr Obama is inching closer to claiming enough delegates to secure the Democratic nomination. He now has endorsements from 276 superdelegates, according to the latest tally by the Associated Press, while Democratic rival Hillary Clinton has 271.5.
Mr Obama’s chief strategist said his campaign was considering a suggestion from Mr McCain’s campaign for the two candidates to participate in joint town meetings and debates around the United States starting this summer.
Mrs Clinton spent yesterday wooing voters in West Virginia ahead of tomorrow’s primary, aiming for a big win that she hopes will keep her campaign afloat. She has shown no signs of quitting the race.
The former first lady has struggled to raise money in recent weeks and last Tuesday only squeaked by with a narrow win in Indiana while Mr Obama won handily in North Carolina.
Mrs Clinton is favoured to win in West Virginia.
The states of Oregon and Kentucky go to vote on May 20th.