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Posted: 7:03 PM May 9, 2008
Cover Story: Obama In WV
He's preparing for the general election. But Senator Barack Obama's next contest is here in West Virginia.
Reporter: Michael Wooten Email Address: michael.wooten@wsaz.com |
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) Behind the scenes, he's preparing for the general election. But Senator Barack Obama's next contest is here in West Virginia. The presidential primary is Tuesday May 13. And despite his national success, winning the mountain state will be tough for the Illinois senator.
Despite the calls for her to end her campaign, Hillary Clinton is full speed ahead. Even Barack Obama apparently thinks she'll win big.
"Senator Clinton is a formidable candidate, she is very likely to win West Virginia and Kentucky, those are two states where she's got insurmountable leads,” Obama said.
But is Obama throwing in the towel on West Virginia? His campaign: says no.
The latest polls in the mountain state give Clinton a nearly 40 point lead over Obama.
His best poll performance is just 27 percent.
In a one-on-one with WSAZ, Clinton said this swing state could tip the general election.
"No democrat has been elected president without winning West Virginia since 1916, and I think that the voters of West Virginia have a keen eye about what they want and what kind of president they expect to have,” Clinton said.
The Obama campaign is hoping a 9th inning rally could put him back in the game. WSAZ doesn't know any specific details yet about Senator Obama's visit Monday, but he's expected to make several stops in West Virginia.
Polls open Tuesday, May 13, at 6:30 in the morning until 7:30 in the evening.
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I grew up in WV and I am proud of my heritage and the college education I received in WV. West Virginians know what it's like to work hard for what they get in life and they can recognize an inexperienced candidate when they see one. In the world we live in today, we cannot afford to elect an inexperienced president to the white house. Although we don't know a lot about Obama --because the media has not scrutinized him the way they have every other candidate running for president, the more we learn about him, the more worrisome the idea of him becoming president gets. When a man is assertive, he is seen as strong. When a woman is assertive, she is a B*&*@.
WV Loves Hillary! VOTE AGAINST ROCKEFELLER TODAY!
No wonder everyone around the country talks bad about WV...there are more uneducated hillbillies running around these hills that don't know their a$$ from a hole in the ground. WV loves playing the race card..I'm so glad and proud of the people in WV that ARE voting for Obama...proves all West Virginians aren't bad.
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