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WKU Prof: later primaries important this year

By Dan Modlin

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wkyu/local-wkyu-677071.mp3

Bowling Green, Ky – The close nature of the Democratic primary could make some of the later primary states like Kentucky and North Carolina more important than in previous elections. Dr. Joel Turner of the WKU History Department says, ironically, states like Florida and Michigan might have had more impact on the outcome if they had left their primaries at their previously-scheduled times. He spoke to our Dan Modlin.