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Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Hillary won, but Obama shrugged

Clinton's lopsided victory in West Virginia, expected to be followed by another win in Kentucky, seems to be impressing no one outside of the Clinton campaign.

Here's the Politico's take, which notes, "The press is unimpressed. This may be the first time in election history in which the press has withdrawn from a race before the candidate."

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0508/10332.html

Meanwhile, Obama is campaigning in Missouri, going after the white, working class folks that went for Clinton in West Virginia.

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/politics/story/761C74B04A58B3B6862574490013B800?OpenDocument

Posted by Nathan Gorenstein @ 11:24 AM  Permalink | 7 comments
Comments
Posted by billyboy 12:17 PM, 05/14/2008
Is it over yet?
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Posted by an observer3 07:25 AM, 05/16/2008
Senator Obama gave a concession speech before the Virginia Primary.
Posted by Smart 08:51 AM, 05/16/2008
Even Hillary knows that it is over. It is about time we come together as democrats and independents to support the democratic candidate - Obama; against the GOP smear machine. I do not regret voting for Hillary but evrything that has a begining has got to have an end!
Posted by Judy Littman 527 09:57 AM, 05/26/2008
It's not over till the Lady H Sings
Posted by TexasOil 06:21 PM, 05/28/2008
To all our better educated, higher-income, transcendental urban liberals: Thank you for making it clear how unimportant the following are . . . (1) Florida voters (2) Michigan voters (3) People from Kentucky (4) Non-college educated people (5) Working class white people (6) Rural folks (7) Reagan Democrats (8) Independents (9) Family values (10) Everybody in West Virginia (11) Everybody in Pennsylvania but Philadelphians (12) The Military (13) Veterans (14) Women (15) Retirees Quite a list . . . surely it is but a minor cross-section of America. With appreciation! Signed, The Rest-of-the-Working-Class
Posted by JayG 07:13 AM, 06/05/2008
Thank God Sen. Obama won!!!
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