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West Virginia press, "Clinton Campaign Deepens Divisions"
theintelligencer.net — [Wheeling News-Register] Clinton and members of her entourage will be seen by many West Virginians during the next few days, as Clinton attempts to woo voters in the Tuesday primary election. Increasingly, however, it is becoming apparent that Clinton is fighting a losing battle. Her campaign is doing nothing more than deepening a rift in her party
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- diggeradoo, on 05/09/2008, -0/+5"... it is interesting that the Northern Panhandle (of West Virgina) has not yet been included. (in the Clinton campaign agenda). Why? We suspect that Clinton, her family and supporters do not view our area as a promising source of votes. They would have good reason for that, in view of their failure, during Bill Clinton’s eight years as president, to do much to safeguard the steel industry from foreign competitors."
Good old NAFTA again. Why doesn't Hillary want to show up and tell everyone how much she was against NAFTA again? - neognostic, on 05/09/2008, -0/+5West Virginia, please make the mad woman go away. You have such a beautiful state, don't let her give it a black eye.
- BFNews, on 05/09/2008, -0/+2Thanks for the kind words about West Virginia. I'm a WV native, and we're so used to seeing comments about our state that include 'toothless' and/or 'hillbilly' that's it's refreshing to hear something nice for a change!
- tcbishop12, on 05/09/2008, -0/+5There are only 39 delegates at stake in West Virginia. Sen. Obama is only 176 delegates away from the 2,025 delegate needed to clinch the nomination, and Clinton lags more than 150 delegates behind Obama.
Obama has won endorsements from Sen. Jay Rockefeller and Rep. Nick Rahall, who have addressed rallies and made appearances on his behalf. The state's other top Democrats — including Gov. Joe Manchin and Sen. Robert C. Byrd — have remained neutral. Some party officials, including three superdelegates, have endorsed Clinton, but they aren't well-known public figures.
The Obama campaign has all but conceded Clinton her victory in this small state of a bygone era: overwhelmingly caucasian, largely rural, poor, under-educated and blue-collar.
Demographically, it's Clinton's primary to lose. West Virginia's median age of 40.7 is four years older than the national median, more than nine in 10 residents are white and the median family income is roughly $12,500 below the national median of about $58,500. - JosselynB, on 05/09/2008, -0/+3Between Bill getting into with an older white WV woman [exactly HRC's demographic!] today and the candidate herself getting booed on Wed., I'm thinking WV is as huge a guaranteed blowout as we all think....
- JosselynB, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1OOPS! That's supposed to read "is NOT as huge a blowout..." sorry!
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