|
Updated: 3:50 AM May 14, 2008
Clinton: "As the Song Says, it's Almost Heaven"
Hillary Clinton won the Democratic Primary Tuesday in West Virginia.
Posted: 7:32 PM May 13, 2008Reporter: The Associated Press, Anna Baxter Email Address: news@wsaz.com |
|
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Hillary Clinton announced she will continue her race "in the home stretch" for the Democratic nomination for president. She made a pitch for monetary contributions to help her keep her campaign going against Barack Obama.
Mrs. Clinton opened her speech with a nod to West Virginia's unofficial theme song, "Country Roads" with the line, "as the song says, it's almost heaven."
Mrs. Clinton stated a fact she has mentioned a lot in this last week -- that no Democrat has won the White House since 1916 without winning West Virginia. She says she is winning the swing states like West Virginia.
Mrs. Clinton said she spoke with Senator Robert Byrd this morning.
"I don't know if any man has ever loved his state as much as Senator Byrd loves West Virginia," Clinton said.
Mrs. Clinton also thanked Governor Joe Manchin and First Lady Gayle Manchin. Governor Manchin and Senator Byrd are both undeclared superdelegates.
Mrs. Clinton called for the seating of the delegates from Michigan and Florida. The Democrat Party chose not to allow their votes to count because they moved their primary dates up earlier than the party wanted.
"I can win this nomination if you decide I should," Hillary Clinton told an enthusiastic crowd of supporters.
Update: 8:55pm
The Associated Press is reporting that John McCain has won the Republican Presidential Primary in West Virginia.
Update: 8:25pm
Clinton Emails Letter to West Virginia Voters
"After tonight's tremendous victory here in West Virginia, it's clear that the pundits declaring this race over have it all wrong. The voters in West Virginia spoke loud and clear -- they want this contest to go on.
I'm listening to the voters -- and to you.
With your help, I'm going to carry the energy of tonight's victory into the next contests in Kentucky and Oregon. And just as always, I'll be depending on you to share every step of this journey with me.
You have worked your heart out, put yourself on the line for what you believe in, and given generously. And I'm not about to turn my back on you.
We've proved conventional wisdom wrong time and again in this race. We did it again tonight in West Virginia. Let's keep going.
Thank you,
Hillary Rodham Clinton"
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Hillary Rodham Clinton won a large but
largely symbolic victory in West Virginia's primary.
But Barack Obama is still the leader and is closing in on the
Democratic presidential nomination.
The Associated Press made its call based on surveys of voters as
they left the polls.
Obama conceded defeat in advance in the Mountain State as he
looked ahead to the Oregon primary later in the month and the
campaign against Republican John McCain.
Interviews with West Virginia voters leaving their polling
places suggested Clinton's victory could be as overwhelming as any
she has gained to date. It was delivered by an overwhelmingly white
electorate comprised of the kinds of voters who favored her in past
primaries.
Nearly a quarter were 60 or older, and a similar number had no
education beyond high school. More than half were in families with
incomes of $50,000 or less.
Latest Comments
"Posted by:indep by choice on May 15, 2008 at 11:35 PM." You said, and I quote "the Bible states a woman is not to be over man. God created woman (eve) from man (adam) and he made woman to not be over man but to obey." Here's the real story. When God created man, he stepped back to see what he had made. He said, "Nah, I can do better than that." So he created woman. Now tell me how can you go wrong on what God himself improved on? But of course you said your information came from the charleston daily mail vent line. Sounds like it came from another ticked off person. Have a good day. :-)
You are right not all people from West Virginia are racist, well at least 91,747 don't fit profile.
Ryan you're right. All we can do is vote for who's got the best VP.
|
Popular Searches Powered by Local.com |
- Who is Pennsylvania's alleged 'Jihad Jane'?
- Ex-Toyota lawyer: Documents withheld
- Chief justice: Obama speech 'troubling'
- Myanmar bars Suu Kyi from elections
- CDC: Most with herpes don't know it
- Workers trained to hack Defense Dept.
- Passenger admits disrupting flight
- Dems aim to ban for-profits' earmarks
- N.Y. state loses 2nd top cop in 2 weeks
- Pentagon trains workers to hack own computers
- Female fliers honored 65 years after war
- Air traffic jams in New York likely to jump
- Chief Justice slams State of the Union 'pep rally'
- Police: 'Jihad Jane' attempted suicide in '05
- N.Y. State Police lose second chief in 2 weeks
- Obama pledges to continue Haiti aid, says situation 'remains dire'
- U.S. airman killed on duty in Haiti
- Unruly passenger admits disrupting flight
- Mexico to U.S.: Allow cross-border trucking
- Court hearing over bulldozer death
- Nigeria violence 'fed by ethnic issues'
- Mexican telecom king tops richest list
- Myanmar bars Suu Kyi from election
- Biden: U.S. will hold Israelis, Palestinians accountable
- Jihad Jane, American who lived on Main Street
- Obama pledges to continue Haiti aid, says situation 'remains dire'
- President: Bali bombing mastermind dead
- Bahrain: Islamic rules saved us from recession
- Gates in Afghanistan on visit
- 'Jihad Jane' had active online presence
- Background check missed suspect's prison stay
- Chief Justice: New politics 'troubling'
- Jury recommends death for 'Dating Game' killer
- Former E.R. doc gets life for wife's cyanide murder
- Producer pleads guilty in Letterman case
- Ohio State shooter killed himself, police say
- Police to question NFL's 'Big Ben'
- 'Terrorist' a multipurpose label
- Sister: Reopen Natalie Wood case
- Healthier men want more sex for more years
- Minorities' higher Alzheimer's risk
- What can I do for chronic sinusitis?
- CDC: Herpes still 'serious' threat
- Women drinkers less likely to gain
- 'You just don't look disabled'
- Supreme Court takes vaccine appeal
- 'Speed-dating' doctors woo patients
- Dems: No health bill sked promises
- Thought urged on prostate screening
- Stewart Mandel: Notre Dame has opponents doing slow burn with deliberate attack
- Big East: Important win for ND; bad loss for Louisville
- Sleepers, busts: Fantasy Baseball preview
- Montana erases big deficit to win Big Sky tourney
- Kidd, Mavs hold off Nets for 13th consecutive win
- Robert Morris wins NEC tourney, earns NCAA bid
- FanHouse: Big Ben admitted 'contact' but not sex
- Garciaparra rejoins Red Sox for day, then retires
- Oregon QB Masoli charged in frat house burglary
- Angels' Hunter clarifies Latino 'impostors' remark
- Man Arrested and Nearly $6,700 Worth of Marijuana Recovered
- Kara Garvin Found Guilty of Triple Aggravated Murder
- Major Heavy Equipment Theft Ring Busted
- Jackson County, W.Va., Teacher Suspended Without Pay
- NEW INFO: Police Say Drunk Driver Hit Parked Cars, Pushing Them into Homes
- Putnam County Man Arrested for Sexually Assaulting Six-Year-Old
- NEW INFO: Man Charged with More than 100 Counts of Sexual Assault
- Cabell County Smoking Ban Going as Planned
- Report: Trimble Superintendent Removed From Job; Contract Talks Stalled
- Bill A Glimmer Of Hope For Ravenswood Plant
- Kara Garvin Found Guilty of Triple Aggravated Murder
223 Comments - Cabell County Smoking Ban Going as Planned
84 Comments - Major Heavy Equipment Theft Ring Busted
26 Comments - Bill A Glimmer Of Hope For Ravenswood Plant
24 Comments - Jackson County, W.Va., Teacher Suspended Without Pay
23 Comments - Man Arrested and Nearly $6,700 Worth of Marijuana Recovered
22 Comments
![]() |
| PHONE IN YOUR YELLS TO: 1-866-616-5354 |
| Healthy Tri-State Cabell Huntington Hospital and the Huntington YMCA are helping you to live a healthier lifestyle |
|
![]() |
Healthy Connections Find a local health professional |
| WV Lottery Nightly drawings and numbers |
|
| SOMC Very good things are happening here |
|
![]() |
A collection of resources here to help Moms weather the daily storms that come along with parenting. |
| Big Sandy For all your furniture and appliance needs |




