President Obama eked out narrow primary victories Tuesday in Arkansas and Kentucky, a sign the president is struggling in Southern states.

The challenger in the Arkansas primary, attorney John Wolfe Jr., took 42 percent of the vote, compared to 58 percent for Obama, with 89 percent of the votes counted.

In Kentucky, 42 percent of registered Democrats voted "uncommitted," compared to 58 percent for the president, according to official results.

Voter turnout was low in both states -- 21 percent in Arkansas and 14 percent in Kentucky -- with both parties essentially having wrapped up their presidential primary season. Arkansas and Kentucky have a wide base of conservative voters, who in 2008 picked GOP presidential nominee Sen. John McCain over Obama and are expected to vote this year for Mitt Romney.

However, political analysts suggest the numbers Tuesday show voters in general are not satisfied with the president’s efforts in his first four years, and that the results suggest he might face a bigger-than-expected challenge in winning such key Southern states as Virginia and North Carolina.

Though the results in either state will not hamper Obama's effort to gain the party's nomination en route to a second term, they are embarrassing for the Democratic Party.

Two weeks ago, federal inmate Keith Judd earned 41 percent of the vote in West Virginia's Democratic primary.

Wolfe -- a Tennessee attorney who garnered roughly 12 percent of the vote in the Louisiana primary -- has said his goal is to double that number in Arkansas.

Campaign spokeswoman Elizabeth Warren told Fox News the long-shot candidate, who wants to repeal Obama’s health care reform law, now plans to run in the Texas primary on Tuesday.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/05/23/obama-struggles-in-south-ekes-out-primary-wins-in-arkansas-tennessee/#ixzz1viW2656I

I caught a little of Obama speaking to the graduates of the Air Force Academy. It was nothing more than the same old blame game, and take credit for the good things that he had nothing to do with. They should have booed him off the stage.

58 percent to 42 percent is hardly eking out a narrow victory. Any candidate who wins by that kind of margin in November (which I certainly don't expect) would be named as winning by a landslide.

Clinton gained more delegates them him in kentucky in 2008, so this could actually be considered quite an improvement (37-14)

Yes, it does not bode well for Mr. Obama.

it doesnt really matter, he actually LOST kentucky in 2008 and went on to become president,,,

I know it's sad in a way, to see him go.

it will be , for me, if his replacement is romney or paul

but time will tell if thats going to happen,,,,

Narrow? Fox is corrupting you. That is by no means narrow.

Yes, I have to watch CNN at Mcdonalds.

At least Fox is fair and balanced.

As balanced as our budget and fair as a sucker punch I guess

Arkansas and Kentucky don't matter in the election.

This is a big waste of time discussing.

Ok, Goobers dead.

It's narrow when your running against a no name candidate who has no funds right after you almost lose to a prison inmate earlier in the month.