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Posted: 7:03 PM May 9, 2008
Last Updated: 7:03 PM May 9, 2008
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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Posted by: Cheryl on May 15, 2008 at 12:24 PM
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*&*@.

Posted by: Dave on May 13, 2008 at 04:21 AM
WV Loves Hillary! VOTE AGAINST ROCKEFELLER TODAY!

Posted by: Dee on May 12, 2008 at 08:23 PM
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.

Posted by: Keith on May 12, 2008 at 08:14 PM
Michelle at least doesn't post anonymously. She has been lying about Obama being a Muslim now for many months. She hasn't bothered to notice that this myth was proven false many months back as well. Her favorite publication is probably the national enquirer. Good place to get your news if you have trouble reading big words I guess.

Posted by: Bob on May 12, 2008 at 08:12 PM
Wow, Justine can't even spell Obama. He shouldn't be allowed to vote.

Posted by: Justin on May 12, 2008 at 04:48 PM
I think that neither Hillary or Osama have what it takes to striaghten up this country. We do not need the extra burden of having to cope with a woman president, or especially the history that would relive itself if Osama is elected, yes all of that stuff was 40 years ago, but alot of people still live in the past. This in my opinion would upset the economy more than the recession that Goerge Bush has put us in. Neither of these people do not need to be president right now!!! Ralph Nader all the way!

Posted by: mIKE on May 12, 2008 at 03:01 PM
To Ellis you are without a dout up on your political canidates. However the people u say endorce Obama are politicans themself. Whick means they are not to be trusted.In my opinion Obama has a smuch chance of being president as Charles Manson.

Posted by: Michelle on May 12, 2008 at 01:31 PM
Ray-I'm tired of bad OH drivers invading WV....but that's another issue. I can't believe how you guys keep playing the race card on this....no one cares that Obama is black. They do care that he may be leaning towards being a muslim! Some people are so blind. I'm glad I'm a republican....but quite frankly, I don't like any of the 3 candidates that much.

Posted by: James on May 12, 2008 at 01:19 PM
I'm thoroughly convinced that members of Hillary's campaign come here to post lies about Obama that the ignorant masses are so eager to lap up like the sheep they are. The Muslim rumor has been busted, his inexperience is not a reality since he has been involved in politics more than Hillary and not as a cheerleader for her hubby Bill.

Posted by: judgers on May 12, 2008 at 01:16 PM
Fran, Obama has more political experience. Since when does being a first lady count as any type of political experience. She got to watch Bill run the country so she got experience that way? The only initiative she began as first lady was a short-lived stint heading a study on free healthcare. She failed miserably at that and was stuck for the last few years as first lady reading to kids in an American Reads literacy promotion. All the while Obama was making a difference in poor communities in Chicago. It's not that she's a female, it's that she is a Clinton. I don't know how anyone could ever vote for a Bush or Clinton. Political families are the downfall of this country.

Posted by: WV on May 12, 2008 at 01:13 PM
To Ray, We are tired of you Buckeyes, coming over here too. There ain't a one of you that can drive. Maybe instead of a fence between the US and Mexico, we need one between WV and OH.

Posted by: Bell on May 12, 2008 at 11:58 AM
If race is the reason - and there are hundreds of anecdotal reports that it is - then it's not Obama's problem, it's West Virginia's problem, it's a Kentucty and it's America's problem. Political leaders (Clinton included!) and the media need to combat the ignorance that breeds racism with correctional information. Entertaining destructive prejudices as possibly true is not fair and balanced, it is permitting the institutionalization of racism. Obama is in no way responsible for his being born to parents of certain ethnic backgrounds and being given a name many Americans irrationally hate. All he can do is offset the animosity his skin color and his name ignite with his own self-confidence and optimism, as he's been doing his whole life. Beyond that, it's up to the pundits, the political leaders, the community organizers, and the advertisers to treat this hatred with the same flat-out dismissal that we accord neo-Nazism and other repugnant manifestations of the human spirit.

Posted by: Sam on May 12, 2008 at 09:29 AM
Lets see...most white people I know, that are actually registered to vote say they have no problem with voting for Obama. That being said...the naysayers must be very old, and yes very racist white folks. No that cant be true because I am the 2nd youngest person on my block (47 yrs) and I know without doubt my neighbors are not racist. So the naysayers must be white women that have not flipped for the black men in my town...dont think so because they have sons just like Obama. Maybe its the meth heads...naw they are most likely convicted felons (and can only post here)...so who are they and are they really the majority of WV voters? I think not. PS: I work in Charleston but reside in a much smaller community.

Posted by: Sam on May 12, 2008 at 09:01 AM
To Fran...I doubt that you are as "black" as Obama...maybe not as "female" as hillary.

Posted by: Ray on May 11, 2008 at 10:37 PM
Some of the comments by ignorant people here show why the economy is so bad in WV and why most West Virginians come to my state (Ohio) for jobs when they grow up. If they had more smarts, they would improve their own economy and stay put where they are. Tired of illiterate, racist illegals from WV invading OH.

Posted by: Cancel it on May 11, 2008 at 09:26 PM
Cancel election day in wva please after reading some of these post please do not hold an election and show how stupid some of the people of wva are we are already the laughing stock of the US and now it will be proven that it is a state full of ignorant people that dont know a single thing about the issues some of these post are so absurd that it makes me want to puke and embarasses me at the same time come on people dont be fooled by scare tactics go to the web sites use your heads and just a bit of common sense stop and think then decide dont believe everything you read in the Globe or that some inbreed water head says he heerd from his uncle bubba that graduated from the third grade step out of the profile for once and prove to the country that we have a small clue of what is going on outside of our own area what is so hard about that if your such great americans then do yourself justice and educate yourselves dont be played the fools by lies and fear tactics it the least you can do

Posted by: Fran on May 11, 2008 at 08:11 PM
This is for Judgers..I am Fran.. I am Black as Obama..I will not vote for him because of his inexperience and he has no good answers for America..Black or White doesn't make the president..It's thr true God feelong ..God Bless America person who will care for the people.I will vote for Hillary...Just as you and everyone else ..if you could be truthfull..She is the best canidate!!She has the most exoerience ..or could it be you are Bias to A woman running the Countyr?

Posted by: Chris on May 11, 2008 at 05:47 PM
He is mixed, how can he hate white people? No, we'd rather have Hillary who has already admitted that we WILL go to war in Iran if she is President...thats much better. She will say whatever it takes to win, and has done Bush style attacks on Obama. As for McCain, he wants to stay at war in Iraq for 100 years and also believes that the Bush financial policies are working. Everyone can see we are in a recession yet he wants to keep things going the way they were under Bush. Yeah, that sounds like a real winner. Although I actually believe that if Bush were able to run for re-election, WV (and maybe KY) would be the only states that would vote for a third term for him, so maybe thats why everyone wants McCain or Hillary.

Posted by: Janus on May 11, 2008 at 04:36 PM
Its just like what I have read in other blogs. Some WV and Kentucky folk just wouldn't vote for a black man. That's how it goes and that's how they think. They are entitled to their opinion. At least there are 27% that would consider the possibility

Posted by: Christi on May 11, 2008 at 03:50 PM
Uppity Obama will not win WV or KY,we have values.Go Hillary or McCain

Posted by: Anonymous on May 11, 2008 at 01:20 PM
I will never vote for Obama. If by chance he does get the nomanation then I will vote Republican. I rather put up with another 4 years of them then to take a stupid chance on 4 years of him. His wife leads him around and tells him what to do, he has to check with her to see if this or that is ok. I don't believe he will do anything good for this country. Why play russian roulette with such a high office and such a wonderful country. I want someone who has experience and future sight for the bettering of this country and that is no way Obama.

Posted by: judgers on May 11, 2008 at 11:41 AM
Fran and anonymous on may 10 are obviously both Hillary supporters with their conflicting views of Obama's behavior. One complains that he's coming because he has no chance of winning. The other complains that he's already given up in both WV and KY. If he could make himself white maybe he'd be okay in your eyes.

Posted by: Jed on May 11, 2008 at 11:39 AM
anonymous on may 10, the white race, unlike blacks, haven't ever been considered less of a person by their own govt. Check out the Constitution a black male was considered 1/3 of a white male. Also check out the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments. They were passed exclusively for the "slave race." I fail to see how any of the quotes you used have anything to do with Islam. Perhaps Hooked on Phonics will work for you. Your reading comprehension is abysmal. Wow, she should move out of her suburban New York City mansion and move to Appalachia so she can be among her own- hard-working white people- and she can run for the Senate from there. Billary made $109 MILLION!! She has nothing in common with you!

Posted by: green on May 11, 2008 at 10:47 AM
You know what kind of change I would like? Nominees that actually say what they think instead of what the public wants to hear. People don't vote for who they think will do the best job, they vote for who they "like." We have reasons such as "well, at least he/she is not this person, anyone is better then that," "he/she is a really good speaker," "I agree with him/her on one to two issues that are very important to me," "she's a woman," "he's non-white," "he was a POW," and my favorite "he's hot." While these may be good qualities for a president to have, should they really be the basis for your vote? Do any of them demonstrate that they have the ability to be president? I don't think all voters are like this, and the ones who are I don't think they do it intentionally. But it scares me that we don't know a lot about who we are putting in office because they are too afraid of public opinion to say what they want to do.

Posted by: Hey McPander on May 11, 2008 at 09:30 AM
I am sure Obama is going to help the white people he has been taught in church to hate. You may be educated but like most highly educated people, you have no common sense...

Posted by: McCain_in_08 on May 11, 2008 at 08:47 AM
Wait a minute! I finally get it! since i am not pro-obama i am a racist. since i am white i am supposed to have white guilt about slavery and want to see him succeed. my people didn't own slaves. in fact my people came to america and built the railroads. boy, that was a walk in the park compared to being a plantation slave. obama is an aclu lawyer which means he has spent his life going in circles. go to court to fight a battle for one side and then the next week disputing the judgement for the other. spinning his wheels. check out the web site obamanation.com. sure it helps to go to the websites of the candidates, but i can also go to david hasselhoff's website and find out that he is greater than the beatles. do some research and dont buy the glossed over version. it is easy for obama to postulate on what he is going to do, but universal health care and other proposals are flawed. they dont work in other countries and they wont work here.

Posted by: john on May 11, 2008 at 06:37 AM
Obama will lose WVA by a very large margin.. He got the support of Senator John Jay but the man that he help to win re-election is on the side line. Could it be that Senator Bird KKK past refuse to allow him to support a man who is the product of an inter-racial marriage? How many more people in W.Va. think the same way? Hillary is right, "Obama can not get the white, un-educated, poor working class vote" not because of his progressive agenda but because so many of us whites have the same KKK mentality of Robert Bird...God Help us. http://husaria.wordpress.com/2007/05/19/barack-obama-supports-robert-byrd-kkk-wv/

Posted by: McPander on May 11, 2008 at 04:03 AM
I feel sorry for you people. Go sell your food stamps so you can buy some more cigarettes and beer, then complain about the government. Have you ever looked around and felt the world is leaving you behind? Well surprise surprise Gomer Pile, it has. Your educated children will grow up and leave your state, because they see there is no future in WV. Guess what you are left, a bunch of un-educated bitter people. Oops. looks like that has already happened. There is change coming in America, hope you don't miss the boat for a brighter future.

Posted by: Ellis on May 11, 2008 at 02:32 AM
West Virginia state senators, delegates, sheriffs and Democratic party chairs joined Senator Jay Rockefeller and the state's only member of Congress to endorse, Nick Rahall, in supporting Barack Obama. Obama has also received the endorsement of West Virginia State Auditor Glen Gainer III. "I have chosen to endorse Barack Obama because he has inspired our nation and will unify the country," said West Virginia State Senator Jeffrey Kessler (D-Marshall). "We need a leader who will finally deliver on the challenges facing our nation, including affordable health care for all, quality education and restoring our nation's standing in the world. That leader is Barack Obama." "Barack Obama understands the needs of West Virginians," said Delegate John Doyle. "He has a solid plan to revitalize our nation's economy and as a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, he has been a strong advocate for our nation's veterans." Below is the list of West Virginia leaders Endorsing Barack O

Posted by: SamJones on May 11, 2008 at 01:02 AM
After reading these comments, I agree with Hillary - she really does have the illiterate white trash vote.

Posted by: Anonymous on May 10, 2008 at 11:09 PM
DID Y'ALL FORGET THIS?? obama is also an ex pimp, hard drug user and illegal drug dealer. HE SAID SO HIMSELF IN HIS BOOK. wright is just another exposure of obama's true self.

Posted by: anonyous on May 10, 2008 at 11:07 PM
From Dreams Of My Father: “That hate hadn’t gone away,” he wrote, blaming “white people — some cruel, some ignorant, sometimes a single face, sometimes just a faceless image of a system claiming power over our lives.” From Dreams Of My Father; “There were enough of us on campus to constitute a tribe, and when it came to hanging out many of us chose to function like a tribe, staying close together, traveling in packs,” he wrote. “It remained necessary to prove which side you were on,to show your loyalty to the black masses, to strike out and name names” From Dreams Of My Father, “I had grown accustomed, everywhere, to suspicions between the races.” . . . Just how clear does Obama have to make his disdain for the white race and his admiration for Islam?? Imagine if Hillary or Romney had said: ” I FOUND A SOLACE IN NURSING A PERVASIVE SENSE OF GRIEVANCE AND ANIMOSITY AGAINST THE BLACK RACE”. “The emotion between the races could never be pure…..

Posted by: Jennifer on May 10, 2008 at 10:46 PM
There are 50 something states and territories that are voting (Guam, Puerto Rico,etc.) Jeff. Frank, he didn't say anything about race until the Clinton and McCain brought up the irrelevant (because it has nothing to do with major issues) Wright situation. If you think Wright is bad, look at McCain's spiritual adviser, Rod Parsley. No wonder muslims hate us. Clinton and McCain played the race card, not Obama. Goldie, if the FBI found an issue with Obama then he would have been disqualified already. Quit grasping at air. So what if he experimented with drugs when he was younger that is in the past. At least he isn't doing it now. Besides Bill Clinton smoked a little and admitted it. Go to Obama's website. I've been to Hillary's. I was going to vote for her but then she started to sling mud and the more I heard from Obama and the more I read his plans on issues and the more I heard his rebuttal on Hillary's gas tax the more I liked him. So here's a vote for you Obama!

Posted by: Marc on May 10, 2008 at 10:39 PM
Just visiting the area on business. I would never want to move here and subject my children to a state and its people that are so closed minded. No one could do worse then Bush has for the last 8 years, then again I think WV was one state that gave him the chance. With Hillary as my senator I know how much she promises things and never follows through. Can't wait until her and Bill are back in the Whitehouse and all lies start again and Bill's wondering eye. Just what our country needs more of the same.

Posted by: Deward Bowles on May 10, 2008 at 10:38 PM
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/11/us/politics/11chicago.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&hp http://www.barackobama.com/issues/ I urge all of you to learn more about Senator Obama. Senator Obama has my vote.

Posted by: kaye on May 10, 2008 at 10:30 PM
Welcome to West Virginia Senator Obama! This country needs your leadership and your vision. What has Hillary done for us lately? Anyway she is done, too bad WV and Kentucky can't see the good Obama will do like the other states have. Come on folks quit believing what the Republicans are telling you about Obama, they know he can beat McCain. Stop falling for crap that is sent out on the internet and the lies the GOP is spreading because they know people of sick of the mess that the Republicans have us in. Obama is what we need to put us back where we were before ignorant Bush and his criminal friends took over. Go Obama Go Obama Go!!!

Posted by: Mike on May 10, 2008 at 10:28 PM
I am sick to death of Obamas Race Card Playing. Vote for me I am Black. I dont care if he is Pink and Green. He dont have a Snowballs chance against McCain. He may get the Nonination but there surley is not Enough fools in this country to elect this Idiot. The Man dont know how many states are even in the U.S. And people are gonna vot for him .I dont think so.....

Posted by: Anonymous on May 10, 2008 at 10:22 PM
Okay, so you print "give him a 40 oz." But you won't print "give Hillary a copy of the Kama Sutra!"? Are we a little(lot) biased?

Posted by: Jeff on May 10, 2008 at 07:55 PM
OBAMA DOESN'T EVEN KNOW HOW MANY STATES THAT WE HAVE. HE SAID HE HAS VISITED FIFTY-SEVEN, AND STILL HASN'T VISITED HAWAII OR ALASKA. THIS SHOWS WHAT A MORON HE REALLY IS. AND PEOPLE WANT THIS NUT TO BE PRESIDENT OF OUR UNITED STATES. I DON'T THINK SO.WE DON'T EVEN WANT HIM IN OUR BEAUTIFUL STATE. HE CARES NOTHING ABOUT WVA OR KY. SO OBAMA GO AWAY, AND DON'T COME HERE EVER.

Posted by: Cindy on May 10, 2008 at 07:37 PM
obama says CHANGE oh there will be change---remember change can be for the worse too

Posted by: Isaac on May 10, 2008 at 04:21 PM
Listen all you people who just want to vote for Obama because he is black!! It is not about race or the fact that he is black, it is simply because he is not experienced enough to run this country. You guys and girls just think ," well he is black and should not be held in contempt of being a minority" I have news for you in that frame of mind, who you pick to run this country could "with one wrong move" put us in war, end the world as we know it or a whole slew of other possibilities!! You must be smarter about picking a president.Obama is young and not ready to lead! Mrs Clinton however is a person who has been in the white house and under her husbands rule of office this country has seen some of the best years of it's life, there is no doubt that she can get the job done!! You who say Hillary and Bill messed this or that up just simply does not know your history! Look it up and you will see the % of unemployment and the deficet plus welfare reform that they brought about,think first!

Posted by: Frank on May 10, 2008 at 12:32 PM
Obama has played the Race Card from the beginning - falsely accusing the "first Black president" and Hillary of racism! It was the only way he could get blacks to vote for him. And what's to stop him in the WH from using that tactic against other opponents? Like with Rove - there would be no fingerprints. And innocent people would be smeared as racists! Obama is a media creation! Go Hillary!

Posted by: Pablo on May 10, 2008 at 11:54 AM
Obama can visit West Virginia all he wants, I will not vote for him. Anyone can say, "Change, hope, and believe." I do it every Wednesday and Saturday as I purchase my Powerball lottery ticket. And you know what? I've never won. Its going to take more than words to change this mess Bush/Cheney has gotten us into. Obama can't do it. Hillary can. One more comment and its directed to "John." You are a pathetic piece of &%#*. Where do you get off labeling me and other West Virginians with the "KKK mentality" simply because we choose to back another canidate? You are simply making up excuses for Obama's loss in West Virginia. Rather than tell the truth, that Obama is not right for America, you play the race card and try to blame it on uneducated, racist, hillbillies. But, I shouldn't be shocked. I've heard Obama's minister preach the very same thing. What a mess our beloved country will be in if Obama does get elected president. I will pray it doesn't happen.

Posted by: Heather on May 10, 2008 at 11:34 AM
Remind me again why I am supposed to care??? Obama is FOR partial birth abortion! This outrages and disgusts me! How could any mother or father vote for a person that is willing to kill a fetus! Look up partial birth abortion for yourself to see how repulsive it is.

Posted by: anonymous on May 10, 2008 at 10:54 AM
If he's threw the towel in during campaigning..what will he do if he's elected president..goodbye wv and Ky in his book..we will be the forgotten states..so do you want him as your president...I sure don't...

Posted by: Fran on May 10, 2008 at 10:50 AM
Obama is wasting his time here..we don't want him as president..after all he has already gave Hillary the victory here..and has said in not so may words ..that she is fav. to win..at least he's using this in campaining for national tv..makes him look good? don't think so..We the people of wv..Believe in God and Family..And America...Go Hillary!

Posted by: Anonymous on May 10, 2008 at 10:35 AM
For the life of me I don't know how America can put a man in the White house with the Name Of OBAMA?I don't care for his Charismatic attitude..He comes across as Too good for his own shoes..He really don't have the Knowledge that he needs to be President..nor the experence that Hillary has for the American people..I am not talking about the Rich here..I am talking about the hard working person who is trying to make a living for their families..to put food on the table..to have decent medical care for those family members who are sick..to put a $70.)0 tank of Gas in their cars or pay that Bill. These problems Obama hasn't addresed and he has no answers..why? He doesn't or hasn't experenced them to adress them corectively..He can't do anything because he does'nt understand these problems..

Posted by: Goldie on May 10, 2008 at 10:33 AM
I WOULD NOT VOTE FOR OBAMA BECAUSE IS IS AN EX COKE-HEAD, BY HIS OWN ADMISSION, AND WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER BRAIN-DEAD PRESIDENT IN THE WHITE HOUSE. WE ALREADY HAVE ONE. I have looked into the Law regarding this and have even contacted the local FBI Office. Senator Obama has had associations with undesirable individuals such as Louis Ferrakhan( a Communist and anti-American individual), Odinga, Wm. Ayers etc. He has supported and campaigned for Odinga a known Terrorist and others of questionable character. In accordance with the Law and guidelines followed in hiring State and Federal Officials in "ANY" capacity.....such a background found in the profile of a person would disqualify the individual for the position they sought. In accordance with the Law, Senator Obama would not qualify for a position as a Police Officer much less a Senator and even less so as President of the United States. ANYONE CAN CHECK WITH THEIR OWN FBI HEAD QUARTERS, AND THEY WILL TELL YOU THE SAME THING.

Posted by: Sean on May 10, 2008 at 10:11 AM
WV is not a bunch of dumb, poor hillbilly's. We are smart enough to know you can't run a campaign on change when you belong to a church and pastor that preaches on the way things use to be(before and during civil rights movements) and how terrible America is. To stay in a church like that as long as he had means he believes the same way. We know you can't change the future if your stuck in the past. Preach on what we need to do not what has been done close to half a century ago. What kind of change does he really want?

Posted by: karla on May 10, 2008 at 09:52 AM
Despite differences in race,religion and culture. Obama is the only democrat that has the ability to strengthen the country. Hillary is built on old politics and false pretenses. You can't trust her, that's for sure. She feels entitled, no matter how dirty she plays the game.

Posted by: Jim on May 10, 2008 at 09:09 AM
Wonder if he can over come the lies and stupidity of people who believe the lies? Did you know that Hillary dodged snipper bullets and never was in favor of NAFTA and Never in favor of the Iraq war and never in favor of drivers license for illegals and never knew Bill was a $80,000.paid lobbyist for the South American NAFTA fast-track agreement that she's SO strong against!We have a liar in office now,do we need a bigger one??

Posted by: john on May 10, 2008 at 08:52 AM
Obama will lose WVA by a very large margin.. He got the support of Senator John Jay but the man that he help to win re-election is on the side line. Could it be that Senator Bird KKK past refuse to allow him to support a man who is the product of an inter-racial marriage? How many more people W.Va. think the same way? Hillary is right, "Obama can not get the white, un-educated, poor working class vote" not because of his progressive agenda but because so many of us whites have the same KKK mentality of Robert Bird...God Help us. http://husaria.wordpress.com/2007/05/19/barack-obama-supports-robert-byrd-kkk-wv/

Posted by: Vicky on May 10, 2008 at 06:59 AM
He is wasting his time here. The people of WV know that he is not their choice. We are "small town people who cling to their guns and religion." We do not live in mansions and we are proud to wave the American Flag. We believe in God and family. So Mr. Wrong for America, you can count on us not voting for you. We are proud people in this state and hard workers. GO HILLARY!

Posted by: dS on May 10, 2008 at 01:01 AM
Yes We Can West Virginia!! Welcome back future President Obama!!

Posted by: Doug on May 9, 2008 at 11:01 PM
Obama and Rockefeller both should be running on the republican ticket. This would give the right, something worth while to do. They surely don't qualify to be a democrat and aren't of the left. They are just trying to fool a bunch of old Appalachian hillbillys.. They both have to much of an apathetic disposition to fit in here..! ! Especially Southern WV.

Posted by: Anonymous on May 9, 2008 at 09:07 PM
someone give him a cold 40oz

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Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Friday that the Bush administration will move ahead with a plan to buy stock in financial institutions.
Fear trumps efforts to solve crisis
Government efforts to right the financial system have been overwhelmed by global market panic. Those measures may yet prove effective. But for now, fear has the upper hand.
Parties war over fraud, intimidation
Republicans say Democrats and their allies are trying to subvert the voter registration system with an avalanche of inaccurate or fraudulent new voter registrations. But Democrats charge Republicans are trying to deter would-be voters.
Conn. court nixes gay marriage ban
Connecticut's Supreme Court ruled Friday that same-sex couples have the right to marry, making it the third state to legalize such unions.
Myers makes sure Phillies go up 2-0 in NLCS
Pitcher helps own cause with 3 hits, 3 RBI in 8-5 win; series shifts to L.A.

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