West Virginia Primary

Superdelegates Caved in to Obama: Why Do We Need Them? They Served No Purpose At All

Michael Russnow | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics

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Michael Russnow

If the superdelegates had any cajones they'd be calling each other tonight and say, What have we done? There's still time to set this thing right.

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Where Is Hillary's Race Speech?

Trey Ellis | Posted 05.21.2008 | Politics

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Trey Ellis

Surely her last-ditch message to superdelegates cannot be an argument that America is too racist to elect a black president. That just cannot be the legacy of her historic campaign.

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Why John Edwards Endorsed Obama Today

Dawn Teo | Posted 05.14.2008 | Home

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Dawn Teo

Some have questioned why Edwards is going back on his word and endorsing before the race is over. I don't think he is going back on his word at all. He is sending a message, and that message is, "The race is over."

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The Riddle of Appalachia

Nicholas Stephanopoulos | Posted 05.14.2008 | Politics

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Nicholas Stephanopoulos

Obama doesn't exactly have an "Appalachia problem." After all, if West Virginia had a black population akin to Alabama or Mississippi's, Obama would almost certainly have won the state.

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Jason Linkins

McCain Endures Another Lousy Night At The Polls

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.14.2008 | Politics

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With all the attention being paid to the last, divisive throes of the Democratic primary process, there hasn't been much word on how John McCain is do...

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John Edwards Win Seven Percent Of West Virginia Primary

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.14.2008 | Politics

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AFP notes a strange trend in the West Virginia primary: the surprising turnout of John Edwards. Clinton beat Obama by a bruising 67 to 26 percent in ...

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West Virginia: Country's Most Racist Voters

John K. Wilson | Posted 05.14.2008 | Home

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John K. Wilson

The state isn't just white. It also skews very old and poorly educated-- the worst possible demographic mix for Obama. Of course it has turned out to be the best possible demographic for Clinton.

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Even as Clinton Wins West Virginia, Obama's Magic Number Drops to 143 Delegates -- His Political Stock Rises on News from Mississippi

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.14.2008 | Politics

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Robert Creamer

Hillary's victory in the heart of her demographic base did nothing to change the fact that the party's nominee will be Barack Obama.

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Clinton's Big Win Doesn't Really Matter

McClatchy Newspapers | Steven Thomma and William Douglas | Posted 05.13.2008 | Politics

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Hillary Clinton clobbered Barack Obama in West Virginia Tuesday, but her late win in a small state likely did little to slow rival Barack Obama's marc...

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Obama Focuses On November, Clinton On West Virginia

Bloomberg | Posted 05.13.2008 | Politics

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Today's primary in West Virginia matters so little to the Democratic presidential nomination race that front-runner Barack Obama will spend the day in...

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Clinton Camp Claims Obama Ran An "Aggressive Campaign" In West Virginia

CNN | Rebecca Sinderbrand | Posted 05.13.2008 | Politics

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As voters headed to the polls in West Virginia in a contest Hillary Clinton is expected to win, a memo released by her campaign argued that Barack Oba...

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Jason Linkins

West Virginia Primary: Good Morning America Meets An Uninformed Voter

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.13.2008 | Politics

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Good Morning America, on the scene in West Virginia, introduced their viewers to Janis. She's not a particularly enthusiastic Hillary Clinton support...

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West Virginia Primary Poll: What Will Be The Final Results?

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.13.2008 | Politics

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With Clinton holding a huge lead in the latest West Virginia polls, her win there is all but assumed. One energetic Hillary supporter even suggested ...

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Obama Lowers Expectation In West Virginia: Suggests 80-20 Margin

CNN's Political Ticker | Alexander Marquardt | Posted 05.13.2008 | Politics

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Political campaigns usually look to lower expectations - but one of Hillary Clinton's supporters took the opposite tack Monday, setting the bar for a ...

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West Virginia Primary: Clinton Expected To Win

Huffington Pot | Posted 05.13.2008 | Politics

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West Virgina Democrats go to the polls Tuesday, where Sen. Hillary Clinton is expected to win easily over rival Barack Obama. Clinton has been campaig...

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Obama Wears Flag Pin To West Virginia Rally

McClatchy | Margaret Talev | Posted 05.12.2008 | Politics

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Barack Obama, who labeled discussion of whether he wears a flag pin in his lapel a false issue in a debate with Hillary Clinton, was wearing one Monda...

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Obama In Kentucky And West Virginia: Why Will He Lose?

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.12.2008 | Politics

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Barack Obama is now the presumed nominee of the Democratic party. His lead in delegates, popular vote and states won cannot by broken by Sen. Clinton...

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Obama Visits Missouri During West Virginia Primary

Washington Times | Christina Bellantoni | Posted 05.12.2008 | Politics

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Sen. Barack Obama won't be in West Virginia tomorrow on Election Day. With his sights set on the general election, he'll be in Missouri. Obama's publ...

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Will Obama Lose West Virginia, Kentucky Because He's Black?

The Carpetbagger Report | Posted 05.11.2008 | Politics

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Given every metric, Barack Obama is obviously well positioned to win the Democratic presidential nomination. And yet, on Tuesday, he's going to lose t...

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Clinton Diehards Outraged By Calls To Drop Out

Washington Post | Posted 05.11.2008 | Politics

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They traveled here from New York, Pennsylvania and Indiana last week to stand in the rain on a rural street corner, at a four-way intersection of wind...

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Hillary Said It Wrong But Got It Right About Hard Working, White Americans

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.10.2008 | Politics

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The supreme test for Obama is to prove that Hillary said it wrong and got it wrong.

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West Virginia Uphill Battle For Obama

USA Today | Kathy Kiely | Posted 05.09.2008 | Politics

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The location of Democrat Barack Obama's just-opened headquarters here says a lot about the challenges facing him and this community as voters prepare ...

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Report: Independents Being Disenfanchised In West Virginia

Open Left | Matt Stoller | Posted 04.29.2008 | Politics

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I got a call today from Mark Levine, the election protection attorney for Donna Edwards and one in whom I have a good amount of trust, and he told me ...

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