It had been predicted all week that Senator Hilllary Clinton would win the West Virginia primary by a whopping margin. Some said such a victory, highlighting flaws in front-runner Senator Barack Obama’s coalition, could make Superdelgates think twice while others others said it would be too late. So what has changed?
Media reports generally echoed this article by McClatchy Newspapers:
Hillary Clinton clobbered Barack Obama in West Virginia Tuesday, but her late win in a small state likely... Read Full Story
Democrats in West Virginia hit the polls on Tuesday, and Hillary Clinton is expected to win big.
This makes the primary process so confusing! If Barack Obama is the "presumptive nominee" why does Hillary continue to win primaries, and why do most polls show that Clinton is more likely to beat John McCain.
Hillary is expected to win West Virginia by the largest margin in her campaign's favor yet. The latest Suffolk University poll shows Clinton 36 percentage points ahead of Obama.
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I did farily well predicting the North Carolina and Indiana primaries just using exit poll and census data, especially if you ignore my delegate calculations. (Doh!) Let's see how dumb my luck was... I worked under the assumption that voting tendencies by race and gender would hold steady. And the table above shows that they did. If anything, Clinton grabbed a larger share of the white vote than expected. This was offset by the fact that the voting rates for whites were much... Read Full Story
That Hillary Clinton blew Barack Obama out of the water in West Virginia Tuesday was not the least bit surprising. That pundits have spend so much time and effort circumnavigating the obvious reason has been. Everyone knows the reason. The three interviews with voters from the above clip: I guess because he's another race. I'm sort of scared of the other race, because we have so much conflict with 'em. He's a Muslim, and that has a lot to do with it. [Really, all of the Reverend... Read Full Story
Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "West Virginia Primary Results". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your... Read Full Story
