The Obama camp's memo on WV

John McCain, The White House — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:37:25 GMT

What Obama is really saying is

I DON'T CARE WHAT THE HICKS FROM WV HAVE TO SAY. THEIR VOTES DON'T COUNT.

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SMS — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:38:32 GMT

Thank you!! Finally - a reality check.

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Lisa, Glen Burnie, MD — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:40:48 GMT

Apparently the allegedly inexperienced gentleman politician from Illinois does have some teeth. So much for him not being much of fighter. This is how someone worthy of the Presidency responds to the Clinton campaign's essentially futile arguments- one fell swoop to put all the petty details in perspective.

GOBAMA!

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Can't wait to get to the general — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:41:24 GMT

If you read the WV newspapers Clinton's campaign chastised Obama for not campaigning in WV and today they say he campaigned hard in WV therefore a loss is a big deal. Does she have ANY credibility left?
In a word: NO!!!

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w, nassau, ny — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:41:41 GMT

Well written, well said.

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Brendan D, Niles, IL — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:41:45 GMT

Mark, the final paragraph here might be the most impressive and insightful you've ever written. I've been waiting for somebody to mention the '92 polling data. There's no question that SOME Democrats won't vote for Obama; but there were SOME Democrats who wouldn't vote for Bill, and he still won. It's amazing how often people forget recent history, or how short the memories of so many in the media are.

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Chelle, Portland, Or — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:43:27 GMT

AS usual, Obama shows his ability to stick to relevant issues and extend extraordinary courtesy to a opponent who underestimated him and lost. Thankn you for being so mature.

Obama 08

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Larry Los Angeles Ca. — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:43:32 GMT

The comment pretty well said it all.

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Chelle, Portland, Or — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:43:39 GMT

AS usual, Obama shows his ability to stick to relevant issues and extend extraordinary courtesy to a opponent who underestimated him and lost. Thankn you for being so mature.

Obama 08

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A Charles, LA, CA — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:43:43 GMT

Dems I copied this from CNN's ticker blog:
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sacto joe May 13th, 2008 4:09 pm ET

DEMOCRATS BEWARE!!!

A lot of Repubs posing as Democrats are posting hate mail. They're trying to drive a wedge between us!

RESIST THE REPUB HATE MACHINE!
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Divide & Conquer. That's what they're doing.

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Eric, Salinas, CA — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:43:54 GMT

I just love hearing the conservative lunatic fringe radio hosts going crazy over the "Born Again Democrat" McCain as he attempts to fool people that he is in any way really siding with the Green movement on global warming and the environment.

Go Obama 08/12!

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Gary E, de Roma, TX — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:44:51 GMT

Que bueno que Senor Barack no se preocupa por W VA y Kentucky, donde viven miles de almas, y donde solamente hay unas dos docenas de apellidos! Viva America!

Gary E, de Roma TX

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David Kolva, MD Oswego/Syracuse, NY — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:45:42 GMT

A scholarly and intelligent response from a well-organized campaign!

Hillary's memo was more of a threat than a position paper. Exactly which superdelegates did she think she could impact with it? Her fellow Senators? Governors?

She continues to slink into the underbelly of the swamp with her tactics.

Please MSNBC, interview a few of Hillary's recent donors and see what they are thinking. It would be a ascinating psychological study of the power of denial.

The pundits were correct in saying Clinton was done after Wisconsin.

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Kevin, PA — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:46:24 GMT

You're missing the best part...the myth section.

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Eric, Salinas, CA — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:46:37 GMT

This Obama campaign memo is right on the money as far as the irrelevance of today's primary in West Virginia. It will not change the inevitable outcome that he won this primary back in February, ironically Black History Month, and is just running out the clock before clinching early next month.

Go Obama 08/12!

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Carol, Long Valley NJ — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:46:40 GMT

Math, it is what it is.

As of 5/13/2008

(omitting FL and MI)

There are 452.5 available delegates remaining to use to get to 2025

BHO needs 152 or 33.5% of the total remaining
HRC needs 322.5 or 71.3% of the total remaining

IF you count FL (as is) and MI (as proposed)

There are 452.5 available delegates remaining to use to get to 2209

BHO needs 208 or 46.0% of the total remaining
HRC needs 322.5 or 71.3% of the total remaining

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Joy for Obama, Virginia — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:46:52 GMT

The operative word is "Perspective". Thank you.

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philimus, Cleveland, Ohio — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:47:10 GMT

All spin aside, congratulations to the Clinton camp on its big win in West Virginia today.

Looking ahead, I can only say that I can't wait for Obama to wrap this up and get the nomination so that ALL Democrats can unite to take on our real opponent, Sen. McCain, this fall.

GObama in 2008!

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Wade, St. Louis, MO — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:47:11 GMT

Chuck, using the most generous of estimates for Clinton, she's going to need all but 15 of the remaining uncommitted superdelegates. How come you're not reporting this? She cannot reach 2025.

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Dee Vague — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:47:34 GMT

Smart move on the Obama Camp (WHY DON'T YOU EVER POST MY COMMENTS FIRST READ") I am a nice person, geez, anyway I am happy to see that he is confronting what WILL be a HUGE discussion amongst all the pundits and MSM that this "HUGE" Win will bode well for HRC... He is only stating the truth and will have little or no effect on the General, you can bet he will be battling in WV come the late summer & FALL!!! He is doing the smart thing, she has always been projected to win here by HUGE margins for 3 months as with KY, so as I have said SMART MOVE OBAMA,

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Shawn Goddard, Burlington, VT — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:48:20 GMT

If Obama gets 30 percent of the vote in WV he will have gotten 30x the percentage that John McCain got.

That's right, John McCain got 1% of the vote during the Feb 5th primary! Huckabee and Romney effectively split 99% of the votes.

So, explain to me again who is unelectable in November because of their WV primary performance?

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Darlene , Huntington, West Virginia — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:48:24 GMT

To Sen. (future President) Obama,

We in West Virginia have HOPE that no matter what the results are here, you will win the nomination and the election in November. Remember that you have a multitude of supporters here in the Mountain State who are with you all the way to the Oval Office. You have the integrity, character, poise, and promise that no other candidate offers. Our blessings to you and your family on your journey to the White House.

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Chad, Salt Lake City Utah — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:48:41 GMT

You don't get it though Obama, she gets the white vote, and you can't win without whitey! (NM that Bill Clinton never got a majority of the white vote in either 1992 or 1996 for just a second because that is an inconvenient fact and you KNOW how much we hate those) Obama, on the other hand, can only win among African Americans, unless of course you IGNORE RACE for a second and then of course he wins the majority of AMERICANS, but that is not the point. ITS ALL ABOUT WHITEY! Besides, despite the fact that Clinton has trash talked and marginalized the most important and loyal democratic constiuancy for the last six months, and less then ten percent of them not vote for her, they will ignore that in the fall. In fact, they can be taken for granted, they don't really matter, but WHITEY DOES!

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Duane, WA — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:48:59 GMT

Hillary make sure you pay your dept of bills at then end of the primaries and not leave somebody else to pick up your tab...thank god you wont run the white house.

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Bubba uncle — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:50:33 GMT

Bubba cant vote today he's still in the truck drunk

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VH-Ocala, FL — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:51:27 GMT

I am so angry at the way the Obama Supporters have treated and bashed the Clintons and turned on them...

I am so angry at the way the media has trashed the Clintons and been biased in favor of Obama...

That despite the fact my parents were democrats and I have always voted Democrat I will sit out this election and/or vote a protest vote with Ralph Nader.

And I don't care if Hillary shouts from the mountain tops to vote for Obama, I will not. I will not.

You can all go to hell. The long list of you.

A 49 year old working class woman from Florida.

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DemNPL, Bismarck — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:52:00 GMT

Obama will lead a Democratic resurgence all over America - no more 12 key states - he'll have coat-tails (or, just as importantly, he'll avoid the negative coat-tail effect) in all of the Rocky Mountain and Great Plains states. He'll win Georgia, Virginia and North Carolina ... Louisiana, Iowa, New Hampshire, New Mexico ... and the states Democrats are supposed to win. He'll have a US Senate with 56 Democrats, and a House with 255 Dems. The only negative in the whole rosy picture, is that he has to undo eight years of complete failure.

The magic bullet will be lifting the cap on social security FICA payments. If we have salaries over $105,000 pay the same FICA % as people do at $15,000 per year, we'll fix Social Security forever and handle Medicare, too - completely painlessly.

Don't pay Hillary's debts. She can afford them. It was her choice.

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indePundit- Las Vegas, Nevada — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:52:26 GMT

Hopefully, soon, after HRC basks in the glow of a meaningless win for a day or two, she'll begin the serious work of exit strategy discussions. It's time for the two campaigns to talk to each other and agree on a nomination process. After all, its what adults do. How do you solve the problems of the country and of the world, if you can't resolve issues within the party???

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Bubba friend — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:52:34 GMT

Bubba drove to Kentucky to vote in the West Virginia primaries....Bless his heart

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Who's Sane — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:52:43 GMT

Refreshing to see a campaign memo with fact instead of fantasy.

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Lisa, IA — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:52:51 GMT

Thank you! The current polls have little or no relevance to what will happen in November. THose few people who will not vote for Obama were never going to under any circumstances, anyway. Mr. Obama has conducted himself with nothing but class throughout this campaign, he had a brilliant strategy going in that included ALL of the states, not just the ones that Hillary had already decided were the more important ones. Isn't that what we want from our POTUS, someone who is inclusive, not picking and choosing who and what is important to his/her political agenda at the moment. I consider myself to be a fair-minded woman and was a Bill Clinton supporter of the 90's who felt Sen Obama's message resonate in my soul in such a way that I knew he was the ONE. Hillary would most probably have been a fine commander-in-chief, but I believe her time was 4 years ago, and now the world needs Obama to take us over the threshold and into a new era of politics. It has to be that way folks, the world is evolving and if we don't evolve with it we will soon find ourselves not as a nation that leads but one who is always running 2 steps behind. I truly believe that Barack Obama is the only candidate who can help us win this important race the right way, the democratic way, in a way that holds America up once again as a shining example of all that is great about our people, not what is most ugly, as Pres. Bush has done.

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Obama 08 — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:53:56 GMT

Super D's don't really care about what happens in West Virginia.

HRC's win (that she was always expected to get) doesn't erase the past 3 1/2 months. It doesn't erase the 150+ delegate lead that Obama holds, it doesn't erase the popular vote lead that Obama holds and it doesn't erase the fact that Obama has won MORE states than HRC.

A win in West Virginia also will not cause 100's of SUperdelegates to jump ship and swim over to the Clinton camp.

Sorry HRC, but West Virginia really means nothing in the BIG PICTURE.

Go ahead and celebrate, as a win is a win, but this is only a base hit, in the 9nth inning, with two outs and your team is down by double digits.

While it will feel good to add another state to the win column(even though it is one of those small unimportant states) it really changes nothing in this race. Obama's gain in Super Delegates in the last week will neutralize any gains that HRC makes with her win in West Virginia.

Her momentum from the Big Win may carry into Kentucky, but look for an Obama double digit win in Oregon, and then another two wins in Montana and South Dakota.

Sorry, but this thing is still over and HRC has STILL lost.

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Bubba teacher — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:54:03 GMT

Don't worrky Bubba cant vote because bubba cant read.
hahahahahaah

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Jason, Rochester Hills,MI — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:54:33 GMT

Drugs are bad M'Kay! Someone grab the stash from Hillary!

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Matt, Las Vegas, NV — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:54:46 GMT

Gary, can you translate that for us....I live in a country called the USA and the language we use is called.............ebonics.

Thanks hommie, 21st street representin' boy!!!!!!

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Cherie KC MOq — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:55:13 GMT

Very good analysis. It is time to end this and come together. What is starting to be disturbing are the racial undertones the Clinton campaign are inspiring. The race quote seems to be letting all the people who are bigoted out of the closet. I am sure they are only a small minority of Clinton supporters but they embarress her and the party. In addition, they embarress our nation. We are all Americans and I hope we all start to act like it again. Yes, I am glad Obama is winning as it is time for real change not more political games. Also, it should be noted that actual votes cast can never be used to declare a victory as that would not represent the caucus states. That is why it does not count for the DNC!

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Eric, Salinas, CA — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:56:01 GMT

I hope that "Hypocrit" McCain's conservative lunatic fringe base stays home and doesn't vote for him in November. I can already see them trying to mount a desperate third party conservative lunatic fringe ticket to further split the repugnant one's party.

I remember with hilarity how Joe Scarborough kept bragging about the "discipline" of the repugnant ones 4 years ago and now I love watching him squirm as his precious party of discipline comes apart at the seams with all their infighting.

Go Obama 08/12!

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Fran Wells / N. Myrtle Beach, SC — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:56:33 GMT

Well, ain't that just hunky dorey that BO has rolled out enough super delegates since last Tuesday to dilute any big win by Clinton. But, it is not a big enough illusion to hide the fact 1) he is running out the clock, dribbling the ball. 2)He basically did not compete in W. VA because he didn't want to tarnish his de facto nominee status by demonstrating once again that he cannot get working class voters except for the black ones. Wake up super delegates - you are getting ready to make the same mistake democrats have made sooo many times - choosing a nominee that takes us over a cliff. In many ways, you all deserve it.

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Kay P Tempe AZ — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:58:06 GMT

Oh Pullllllllllz - could it possibly be that Obama is giving Clinton a graceful exit? Feeding into this racist crap is not the future - it is the past. All this CNN crap that "Dems want Clinton VP" are also full of mud. Read the comments and you will see that most of us don't. I have just 2 questions for all the national media pressing for Clinton to be VP, stay in the game, 'question' Obama's ability to 'close the deal' -- here they are: 1) do you have ANY respect for voters? if we wanted Clinton - she would be ahead. Period. and 2) what about Bill? His 'performances' in this campaign have reminded everyone of 'the worst of Bill' - not his best. He will always be a great president but he comes out of this campaign more than a little tarnished with his racist innuendos that even a 2nd grader could figure out. He embarrasses only himself.

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Malcome X — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:58:43 GMT

Who care about WV or Ky there one generation from the klan...

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Lisa — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:59:13 GMT

The person from WV that wrote in: I'm glad to see a post from someone there. Hopefully you and a few others canmake up this 38% he's going to get there. It's toobad there's so many old heads there to really get a grip on this situation, but you are greatly appreciated.

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Ken , Salt Lake City Utah — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:59:46 GMT

Chad, Which part of Salt Lake are you from ? Obama got all the white votes from here. Shame on your racist overtones.

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Shel, SLC UT — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:00:30 GMT

A preemptive strike on the spin about to take place.

Well done and well stated.

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Phil, Texas — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:00:51 GMT

Lovely way to wind down with another puff piece analysis of the drubbing Obama is going to take tonight. First Read is closer to Tiger Beat magazine than real journalism.

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LJ — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:01:47 GMT

John McCain, The White House - yep, that's what he's saying, he's plagiarizing Hillary, but don't tell. He doesn't really need all that free press. Though it would be nice.

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Capt. Smash Salt Lake City, Utah — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:02:48 GMT

We could have predicted 60 years ago how West Virgina would come out today! THE SOUTH WILL RISE AGAIN!

It is clear to me what the difference is, the states West of the Mississippi or more progressive and educated. A lot states on the on the east side of the Mississippi still live in the past never fully understanding those who live around them. They stay locked up in there homes always afraid of those who are different.

Obama will win every state West of the Mississippi with the exception of Arizona McCain%u2019s home state. Obama is well loved out here in the West we always look into a mans heart and see his soul . That is how the West was won we always look ahead. We do not have all the problems you have on the east side of the Mississippi, we always look forward instead of backwards.

The hate and racism you have handed down from generation to generation in the East does play well out hear in Gods Country. We are not perfect out hear butt we will give a man a honest hearing.

Update 5:00pm - Exit polling is starting to become available. We’ll have it for you as it comes out. Stay tuned.

Update 5:20pm - As per WV voters:

Who shares their values: 70% Hillary Clinton, 45% Barack Obama.
51% say that Barack Obama shares the values of Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
Who is honest: 63% Clinton, 47% Obama.
Who can beat McCain: 61% Clinton, 29% Obama.
Who is more qualified to be Commander in Chief: 68% Clinton, 29% Obama.
Should HRC stay in the race: 78% yes, 17% no.

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Capt. Smash Salt Lake City, Utah — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:03:11 GMT

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Ron, TX — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:03:13 GMT

Point 3 is a biggie. First Read, even you admitted (or use to admit) that there was a big difference between a primary battle between two Democrats and a general election battle between a Democrat and a Republican. Without more general election polls of WV of McCain v. Obama, the results tonight will mean absolutely nothing. The media's refusal to acknowledge this is ridiculous pandering to the Clinton camp.

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Eric, Salinas, CA — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:03:25 GMT

To Those Having Trouble Getting Comments Posted:

I've discovered that the secret to success in getting comments posted is time. Look at the time stamp when a First Read article gets posted as Eastern Time, translate that to your time zone's time and if you're within a half hour you're pretty sure to get a comment posted. Between a half hour and an hour afterwards makes it more problemtaic. After an hour it's pretty dicey. After about 5PM Eastern it's pretty dicey as well, though if you post comments don't expect them to appear until the following morning.

Always try to post to the top article. Go into the actual main First Read area, not just some link to an individual article. If you're quick and multiple articles get posted you can sneak some comments into lower recently posted articles.

Be nice to the fine people who read and post our comments from time to time, bribery gets you everywhere. Compliment the article authors from time to time.

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MSierra, SF — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:03:51 GMT

Hillary wants to make West Virginai 'pivotal'...

It's NOT

Obama has won the nomination

GAME OVER !!

Hillary, you LOST !!
BOO HOO, YOU LOST !!

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Capt. Smash Salt Lake City, Utah — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:03:52 GMT

Latest polls suggest that Clinton is picking up support from John McCain’s base which is the following:

White Americans that hate people of color.

White Christians that hate people that do not look like them.

White Americans that have very little education.

White Americans who do not care about their own personal economic condition.

White Americans that want to see the sons die in an un-justifiable war.

White Women who hate man still seams to be Hillary Clinton’s primary support.

The New York Times Op-Ed: By BOB HERBERT

"I don’t know if Senator Obama can win the White House. No one knows. But to deliberately convey the idea that most white people — or most working-class white people — are unwilling to give an African-American candidate a fair hearing in a presidential election is a slur against whites."

So what she is saying to all of you is if you are White Trash I am your girl. So vote for me so the South can rise one more time. If I was White I would run as far away from her as a could. This is not the vision for America. Remember everyone she was a Goldwater girl when she was younger.

THE SOUTH WILL RISE AGAIN ACCORING TO HILLARY AND BILL

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American Citizen Who's tired of the Race Card Discussion — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:05:19 GMT

(No need to post, just wanted to let you know how I feel about your program)

Thank GOD for Keith Olberman! I would NOT watch MSNBC primary coverage if Matthews did this alone. He should bring a mirror to work so he can talk to himself. I think he's a bit racist. Please do something about his tone.

Thank you!

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Liz in SD — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:09:09 GMT

Darlene, from Huntington, my apologies for some of the posts about your state today. Regardless of the margin tonite we shouldn't make generalizations. Hope you got out and voted.

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Bocephus, north cackalackee, somewheres — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:09:57 GMT

'n drove o'er' drunk too

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LJ — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:10:15 GMT

Hillary is running on Obama's money right now. He is basically paying to have Hillary campaign against him. She can't find money donors and knows that at the end of this process she can dump her debt in Obama's lap to pay. Yep, that Hillary, she's a fighter. Hillary is broke, desperate and clinging to the spotlight. OK, enjoy WV.

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Skeptic — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:10:19 GMT

yeah, i get the math, but the Obama campaign and Democrats more generally in the Fall are in trouble if it doesn't start appealing to the HIllary Democrats.

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Tony, GA — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:11:17 GMT

See there goes that Obama again; living only in the real world.

Just think what the world would be like if everyone just rolled up their sleeves and worked together; rather than trying to marginalize both white and black races to "fit" into their campaign rethoric.

Please try to understand, "You must hurt everyone; in order to pigeon-hole anyone"!

Hillary, we still care about you, but we need to know that somehow in all of this; you still care about our Nation and it's people, over your own desires and aspirations.

The public has spoken; and even the non-college graduates among us can do the math!

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jend, tucson, az — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:12:22 GMT

after an 8-year draught, it's quite refreshing to see someone behaving presidentially...

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Pete - Albany, NY — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:12:41 GMT

This is what Senator Obama faces in West Virginia...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/13/west-virginia-primary-igo_n_101512.html

Now, obviously, not everyone from West Virginia is ignorant or uninformed or backwater or whatever other term you want to use...

...but the lady in this picture does not help.

The story will remain unchanged, however, with tonight's results. Senator Clinton needs an incredible margin of victory in every state down the stretch to try and wrestle away the nomination.

And let's throw Michigan and Florida back in the equation for a moment...Senator Obama was not on the Michigan ballot (and if you call it a rookie mistake remember that John Edwards also withdrew his name) so Senator Clinton won a 15-point victory over "Uncommitted"...as for Florida, on name recognition alone she only received 50% of the vote meaning that 50% voted for someone else with no campaigning.

Terry McAuliffe can spout until he's blue in the face that how a state votes in a primary is how they will vote in the fall but we're not buying it. We expect both candidates to live up to their word that they will work for the nominee whoever that is because it's certainly a smarter choice than McJunta.

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steven f — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:13:40 GMT

Big State - no
Electoral votes - 5
More important than 45 other states - no
Bill Clinton's coat tails finally (he won this state) - yes
Demographics reflective of the other 45 states - only a few at best

It's terrible that rumors of Obama being a Muslim are still perpetuated. This looks bad good people in West Virginia.

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jend's personal assistant, tucson, az — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:14:39 GMT

oops! jend in tucson, az meant "drought" not "draught"...she's started hitting the vino a bit early...this campaign has been good for the local beer distributorship....

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Gillis phoenix AZ — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:14:42 GMT

Chad, Salt Lake City Utah:

I tried to make sense of what you wrote. Blacks make up less than 13% of the population, of that less than 20% turn out to vote. Of that Obama got 80-90%. Clinton on the other hand has whitey, Latinos, Asians, etc. Yet she is losing the nomination. Now she cliams that whitey has got her back. But whitey don't like Hillary and that's a fact. Obama could not be leading without whitey, Ok.

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Bee — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:15:09 GMT

Bravo!! I am glad to be on the winning team. Let's face it, the folks that runs Obama's campaign are good.

You gotta love those guys. They know their math and statistics.

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PAposter — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:15:18 GMT

Q. What does winning WV mean for Clinton?

A. It means Obama wins the nomination.

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Jacie — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:16:29 GMT

Okay, I would like to say that none of my comments get posted either and I'm not bashing anyone what I'm trying to get across to people who are Hilary supporter's that nobody is to blame but Hilary the way she ran her campaign and the result are what they are please stop blaming Obama because he done a better job at running his.

Obama for President

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Alison. Portland, Oregon — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:17:40 GMT

From the exit polls, it appears that Obama will do slightly better than expected.

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Mom of 3 from GA — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:21:05 GMT

Excellent memo -- statistically sound and 100% accurate.

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John, Morgan Hill, California — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:27:49 GMT

Small unimportant states don't matter to HRC, unless she wins them of course.

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Jim B California — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:27:52 GMT

The general election has started. Choose sides.

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Sherri, Charleston WV — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:29:04 GMT

Our governor and first lady were front seat at a HIllary event here......I suely do hope once this is over they will be front and center at the next Obama event......