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West Virginia primary stories: 15 news summaries

 GOP Lawmakers Holding
 Out on McCain 

At least 14 say they won't endorse candidate

Jun 12, 08 2:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - At least 14 GOP lawmakers are refusing to publicly support John McCain’s White House bid, and more than a dozen more are keeping mum about whether they back the senator, the Hill reports. A few say they are supporting their party’s candidate without going so far as... More »

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Iraq • energy • John McCain • GOP • nominee • political endorsement • Pennsylvania primary • Indiana primary • West Virginia primary

 Robert Byrd Endorses Obama 

West Va. senator and former KKK member, 90, wants end to Iraq war

May 19, 08 4:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - West Virginia's Robert Byrd, the longest-serving senator ever and a former Ku Klux Klansman, today endorsed Barack Obama, calling him “a noble-hearted patriot and humble Christian.” The 90-year-old, who's fourth in line for the presidency, threw his support behind Obama one week after his state voted for Hillary... More »

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Barack Obama • Ku Klux Klan • endorsement • Robert Byrd • West Virginia primary

OPINION

Is Obama Playing It Too Safe? Is Clinton Really Finished?

Where Barack's missing out and what Hillary needs to do

May 15, 08 10:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - John Edwards’ endorsement may have helped Obama turn the page on recent troubles, but pundits say he should face up to them—or he leaves an opening for Hillary to climb back in:
  • Sure, it was a “rational, prudent decision” to skip West Virginia, David Broder allows, but
... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Kentucky • Puerto Rico • Mount Rushmore • blue-collar vote • Oregon primary • West Virginia primary

ANALYSIS

 Win Can't Change Media's Mind 

Clinton's crowing over W. Va. falls in deaf ears among punditry

May 14, 08 6:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton can crow all she wants about West Virginia, but the media won't hear. “This may be the first time in election history,” Roger Simon writes on Politico, “in which the press has withdrawn from a race before the candidate.” Barack Obama was off campaigning... More »

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Hillary Clinton • press • West Virginia primary

OPINION

Dowd to Obama: Don't Blow Off
W. Va. Loss

Gotta fight for these voters before bias is
'set in concrete'

May 14, 08 12:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama may have the nomination all but wrapped up, but that doesn’t mean his electoral problems are over, Maureen Dowd writes in the New York Times—and feigning indifference that the Mountain State gave him a raspberry last night isn't a winning strategy. If Obama wants to capture... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John F. Kennedy • blue-collar vote • West Virginia primary

Does W. Va. Blowout Really Hurt Obama?

It's all about whether he can woo those pesky blue-collar white voters

May 14, 08 11:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama's West Virginia loss by a whopping 30 points probably won’t cost him the Democratic nomination, writes John Dickerson in Slate. But the loss does put a chink in Obama’s argument that he can unite disparate groups, since, apparently, these powers have failed him among at least... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Clinton 2008 • Obama 2008 • West Virginia • blue-collar vote • working-class vote • white voters • West Virginia primary


 'I'm More 
 Determined
 Than Ever' 

Clinton insists she's the stronger candidate after win in West Virginia

May 13, 08 8:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton said tonight she is "more determined than ever" to continue her campaign for the White House after what she termed an "overwhelming" victory in West Virginia, NBC reports. "I believe I'm the strongest candidate," she told supporters in Charleston after romping in nearly all-white... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democrats • presidential primaries • superdelegates • West Virginia primary

Exit Polls Show Big
Divisions Among Democrats

Clinton supporters are just as likely to vote for McCain as Obama

May 13, 08 7:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Early exit polls in West Virginia suggest that Democrats have much healing to do when the primary season ends, CNN reports. Only 25% of Hillary Clinton supporters said they would be satisfied if Barack Obama won the nomination, and only 38% of Obama supporters said they'd be satisfied with Clinton... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democrats • presidential primaries • West Virginia • West Virginia primary

updated

 Clinton Wins Big in W. Virginia 

She wins by a wide margin, hoping to slow Obama's momentum

May 13, 08 6:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton won a decisive—and expected—victory tonight in West Virginia, the Charleston Gazette reports. With 95% of returns in, Clinton led 67% to 26%, and her camp hopes a big margin of victory will raise new doubts in superdelegates' minds about Barack Obama's ability to win over white... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democrats • presidential primaries • West Virginia • West Virginia primary

Analysis

What to Watch Out for
Tonight in W. Va.

Clinton, running on fumes, needs heavy turnout, wide victory margin

May 13, 08 10:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some analysts see today’s West Virginia primary as a final chance for Hillary Clinton to raise questions about Barack Obama’s weaknesses. Here’s what to watch, via Kenneth Vogel on Politico:
  • How will Mason County go? The 30,000-strong district has been a remarkably reliable indicator of
... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • West Virginia primary

 Clintonites Soldier On in W. Va. 

With 20-point lead, Clinton stumps heavily in Mountain State

May 12, 08 7:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton and her supporters are canvassing heavily in West Virginia despite a 20-point lead and little competition, the Baltimore Sun reports. “We are all pretty inspired,” said one Clintonite on the eve of the state's primary. But Clinton and her family were the only politicos stumping across... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Election 2008 • the senior vote • West Virginia primary

Clinton Camp May Need Another Loan

As donations flag, strapped campaign must cut spending

May 9, 08 12:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton's loss of momentum is taking a tangible toll on her ability to raise—and spend—money, leaving her campaign even more strapped for cash at a time she needs to pull out all the stops, the New York Times reports. Advisers say that Clinton is prepared to shell... More »

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Hillary Clinton • campaign finance • campaign contributions • Oregon primary • West Virginia primary • Kentucky primary

Booed by Voters, Clinton Plows Ahead

Candidate endures heckling at West Virginia speech

May 8, 08 3:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton had on her game face in West Virginia yesterday, but the crowd at the hastily arranged rally wasn't helping her keep her faltering campaign alive amid a torrent of talk that it's time for her to drop out. The crowd booed her proposal for a gas tax holiday,... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Democratic presidential primaries • Election 2008 • West Virginia primary

Clinton: Staying In 'Until There's a Nominee'

Obama, meanwhile, picks up 4 more superdelegates

May 7, 08 2:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton pledged today to fight on despite yesterday's disappointing primary results; she “refused … to withdraw,” the AP reports, despite tough questioning at a news conference. Clinton said she wasn’t going anywhere “until there’s a nominee,” even if it means waiting for Democratic... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • superdelegates • West Virginia primary

McGovern Flips to Obama,
Urges Hillary to Drop Out

But camp reveals event on economy, signaling she'll stick around 

May 7, 08 10:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Top Hillary Clinton backer and former Democratic nominee George McGovern is switching his endorsement to Barack Obama—and urging Hillary to step aside, the AP reports. McGovern said it was now all but impossible for Clinton to prevail; the party’s choice in 1972, he said he would call Bill... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • George McGovern • superdelegates • West Virginia primary

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