Pressure on Hillary Clinton as Kentucky and Oregon loom

Hillary Clinton was under pressure to do well in Democratic nominating contests in Kentucky and Oregon so she can turn her attention to the general election and the mounting attacks on her by Republican candidate Donald Trump.

The continued presence in the race of Bernie Sanders — who remains a long-shot to upset Clinton and win the Democratic nomination — is prompting concerns among her allies that he will damage her ability to take on Trump and hurt the Democrat in the autumn.

But supporters of Sanders shrug off that worry, arguing Trump is such a flawed candidate that Clinton will easily defeat him if she faces him in the November 8 election.