Blog: Primary Colors

West Virginia's Primary

Posted on May 13, 2008

4:30 p.m.

We're about two hours away from getting results from West Virginia's primary. Sen. Hillary Clinton is expected to win by a landslide, but it won't be enough to make any headway in the delegate count. If anything, Sen. Barack Obama's failure is indicative of the fact that he needs to do more to court blue-collar workers in economically depressed states like West Virginia.

West Virginia used to be solidly Democratic, and only went red in 2000. While not a big state, it has its importance. Had Al Gore won there in 2000, he'd have been president, even with the Florida debacle.

Exit polls show that most of Clinton's supports think the gas tax holiday is a good idea, while Obama supporters feel the opposite. As in other elections, each candidate seems to have carried their gender.

More when the results come in.

6:30 p.m.

CNN immediately called West Virginia for Clinton. No solid numbers yet, but the margin is "wide.


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