West Virginia
Exit polling out of West Virginia looks really bad for Barack Obama. That’s five electoral votes he’s got no chance of winning without putting Hillary on the ticket. Less than 1/3rd of Hillary’s voters in the state say they would vote for Obama in the general. She’s going to be in the neighborhood of a 2 to 1 victory when the total count comes in. That’s about the same margin by which West Virginia voters say they don’t believe Obama shares their basic values. Which red state does Obama pick up to offset those votes?
It may be cliche after the last week, but there’s something very real and very important about the fact that no Democrat has won the presidency without winning West Virginia since 1916.
May 13th, 2008 at 6:51 pm
Putting Hillary on the ticket will not win Obama West Virginia, have you ever been there? Hasn’t changed a lot socially since 1916.
Put that state in the (R) column. Don’t need it anyway.
I think Bob Barr might win it for Obama in Georgia (and maybe some others), so it’s copacetic.
I also think this election is going to buck quite a few historical trends (but West Virginia? nope.)
May 14th, 2008 at 12:38 am
Which red state does Obama pick up to offset those votes?
the red state, funnily enough, may be virginia.