WASHINGTON, DC -- In response to reports of exit polling data on Democratic voter polarization in Kentucky this evening, VoteBoth.com spokesman Sam Arora issued the following statement:

“Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have pumped their supporters up to stratospheric levels, and it is going to take some effort to bring everyone back together. When the primary election dust settles, today’s polarization will become tomorrow’s strength and unity if they run together on a ‘dream ticket.’”

Only one-third of Clinton supporters in Kentucky would vote for Obama in a general election matchup between the Illinois senator and Republican candidate John McCain. Even more, 41%, indicate that they would back McCain, and 23% say they will stay home. Of Obama supporters in KY, 71% would vote for Clinton in the general election were she the nominee, and only 14% would back McCain, while 11% would stay home. Kentucky’s eight electoral votes went twice to Bill Clinton in 1992 and 1996 and then to George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004.

More than 30 million Democrats have voted for Senators Obama and Clinton in the primaries and caucuses and contributed over $400 million.

Democratic leaders have begun to announce their support for the “dream ticket” in recent days. Representatives David Scott (GA) and Stephanie Tubbs Jones (OH), both outspoken advocates for Obama and Clinton, respectively, argued Monday that a unity ticket was essential for victory in November. Other unity ticket backers include Governor Ed Rendell (PA), former Governor Mario M. Cuomo (NY), Senator Charles E. Schumer (NY), and DLC chairman and former Congressman Harold Ford, Jr. (TN).

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