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Mark Halperin: Why can’t the Democratic frontrunner win..

dailykos.com — ... a primary in this battleground state?". Because The State is West Virginia, the opponent is Hillary CLINTON - not John McCain, and the election is a DEMOCRATIC primary - not a general election. Capisci?

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  • tcbishop12, on 05/10/2008, -0/+3To give some history and perspective: West Virginia has a whopping 5 electoral votes in the general election. Further, the facts belie the Clinton campaign's claim that West Virginia's 5 electoral votes make it a key Democratic battleground state, the state sided with Republican George Bush in both 2000 and by a fairly wide 56% to 43% margin in 2004.
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