Still, Clinton said West Virginia is a must-win state for a Democrat in the general election. On the campaign trail, she noted that since 1916, no Democrat has made it to the White House without winning West Virginia:If West Virginia had voted for our Democratic nominee in 2000 and 2004, we wouldn't have had to put up with George Bush for the last seven and a half years. I am going to work as hard as I can between now and the time the polls close tomorrow, because I want to earn your support.
Clinton's point was underscored by David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center:
Barack Obama may have to write off West Virginia come November. In 2000, Al Gore won seventy-two percent of West Virginia Democratic Primary voters and lost the state's general election to George Bush by six percent; in 2004, John Kerry won sixty-nine percent of West Virginia Democratic Primary voters and lost the state's general election to George Bush by thirteen percent. If Barack Obama can't even garner thirty percent of West Virginia Democratic Primary voters, what does that say about the West Virginia general election?Clinton's continued campaigning isn't that quixotic. She hopes a blowout in West Virginia and Kentucky next week will help her overtake Obama in the popular vote. Campaign Chairman Terry McAuliffe told MSNBC:
We will move ahead in the popular vote. There are 1.1 million Democrats in West Virginia. There are 1.6 million in Kentucky, 2.4 million in Puerto Rico. We win by these huge margins, have good turnout there, we will pick up a significant amount of the popular vote.Also, a new ABC News-Washington Post poll found that 64 percent of Democrats say Clinton should stay in the race.
So in the Mountain State, Clinton will "climb every mountain" till she finds her dream.
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1. It is expected for Hillary to win West Virginia. Good for her. But I'm sure, if Obama was the nominee Hillary supporters will support Obama for the General Election to get states like that. The same goes for Obama, if Hillary gets the nomination his supporters will support her as well come the General Election. Even if she wins West Virginia and Peru to Rico, she still will be behind. This race has to come to the end soon and we have to get ready for the General Election and prepare to face Mc Cain. We have to UNITE not DIVIDE!
As I was reading the article, it said that "ABC News-Washington Post poll found that 64 percent of Democrats say Clinton should stay in the race".
Of course,the two are Hillary supporters. It's funny how you don't hear from other networks polls such as CNN? Well, may the best candidate win the nominee!
"Obama"!
"OBAMA 2008"
Ms. UInique at 10:23AM on May 13th 2008