Democrats face close battle in key primaries as Obama tries to repair damage by pastor

by Sanjay Jha | May 6, 2008 at 12:39 am | 212 views | 1 comment

Democrats Presidential hopefuls Obama and Clinton are slugging out hard just before primary contest in Indiana. Both are hitting each other with new charges. Clinton threw a gauntlet of summer tax relief on the increasing petrol prices. Now Obama , apart from the duelling over petrol prices, is forced to defend his relationship with his pastor.

Barack Obama, facing increasingly close primary contests today in Indiana and North Carolina, fought off a populist push by Hillary Clinton to capitalise on American unease at rising petrol prices.
Under pressure to prove his electability following the uproar over his outspoken Chicago pastor, Obama was yesterday forced on the defensive for a second time - over his opposition to Clinton's proposal for a summer petrol tax respite.
As the candidates divided the final hours before today's vote campaigning between the two states, Clinton released television ads accusing Obama of failing to understand the economic hardships of ordinary voters because of his opposition to her proposal for a summer respite on federal petrol tax.