Flopping Aces (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Obama has succeeded in separating the wheat from the chaff in the Democrat party. We hear about these groups of disaffected Hillary voters who are resolved not to vote for Obama. A full 59% of Hillary voters in the West Virginia primary said that if Obama got the nomination, they would either vote [...]
ximblr.com (Free subscription) | 06/04/2008
(CNN)—Hillary Clinton’s landslide victory in West Virginia’s primary Tuesday proved the New York Senator is still in the race. In the latest installment of CNN=Politics Daily, CNN’s Jessica Yellin reports on Clinton’s call for cash and push toward the upcoming primaries in Kentucky and Oregon, while Barack Obama begins campaigning in the fall battleground [...]
Donkey Dish (Free subscription) | 05/29/2008
As strong supporters of democracy, we believe every vote should count. Yes, even those in the caucus states, Hillary Clinton. After getting a first hand look at why many voters in the West Virginia primary did not vote for Barack Obama, however, we may have to consider the concept of an aristocracy.** There were many great/nauseating/astounding quotes [...]
Phawker (Free subscription) | 05/22/2008
Jonathan, This is a belated thanks for your awesome editorial after last week’s West Virginia primary. I forwarded it to many friends around the country, and they all loved it. I’ve sent you a few notes over the years, mostly after reading great stories/interview/reviews you did for Philadelphia Weekly. You are definitely the [...]
Poor Mojo Newswire (Free subscription) | 05/21/2008
Daily Show: West Virginia
Donkey Dish (Free subscription) | 05/21/2008
Unlike last week’s West Virginia primary, where he was blanked in counties carried (the political equivalent of being shut out in a game of pool and having to run around the block naked at the frat house), Barack Obama actually managed to win two in Kentucky Tuesday, despite being shellacked 65-30 percent overall… Barack Obama’s victories [...]
MediaChannel (Free subscription) | 05/20/2008
By Mark Jurkowitz, PEJ Despite a big Clinton win in the West Virginia primary, John Edwards and George Bush helped make Barack Obama the lead campaign newsmaker last week.
Air America Radio - (Free subscription) | 05/20/2008
More Than A Simple Issue Of Black And White It was a week ago when the heated “discussion” over Appalachia's Democratic primary voting patterns went from orange ember to white-hot flame. The decidedly revealing exit polling from the West Virginia primary set things off in a huge way, sending MSNBC's Pat Buchanan into paroxysms of red-faced keening that made more than a few viewers (like my stunned...
Wednesday-Night (Free subscription) | 05/20/2008
West Virginia Primary May 6 Kentucky and Oregon Primaries May 20 May 19 How Oregon Could Help Obama Defy “White Working Class” Problem (Huffington Post) The popular refrain within political circles is that Tuesday's Democratic primaries in Kentucky and Oregon will provide yet another demonstration of Sen. Barack Obama troubles among working class white voters. The [...]
BlackPoliticsontheWeb.com (Free subscription) | 05/20/2008
Daniel Koffler, Huffington Post - Last week, Hillary Clinton won the West Virginia primary, and nobody noticed or cared, because the week before, Barack Obama won the Democratic nomination outright. Or more accurately, he won the Democratic nomination back in February, but the results in North Carolina and Indiana put an end to the charade that [...]
Horserace (Free subscription) | 05/19/2008
Barack Obama has picked up endorsements from eight superdelegates since the end of last week, the biggest of which is West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd, who made his endorsement in a statement today. While Hillary Clinton won West Virginia"s primary by 41 points last week, Byrd explained his decision to back Obama: "After a great deal of thought, consideration and prayer over the situation in Iraq, I...
The Daily Dish (Free subscription) | 05/19/2008
In rural Oregon, the atmosphere is different: After Obama took a shellacking in last Tuesday's West Virginia primary, some analysts suggested the loss showed the Illinois senator was having problems connecting with blue-collar, working-class voters. None of that was in...
Today's Tribune-Review (Free subscription) | 05/19/2008
The day after Hillary Clinton trounced Barack Obama by 40 points in the West Virginia Primary, all three broadcast network evening newscasts led Wednesday night with the "dramatic" announcement of the "political prize" -- the "major endorsement" from John Edwards for Mr. Obama.
UNCoRRELATED (Free subscription) | 05/18/2008
As his campaign did before the West Virginia primary, Obama is working hard to minimize what is expected to be another double-digit loss, and more importantly, explain the reasons for that loss as "not his fault". Ah, the wuss factor again. A man who wants to be president of the United States seems congenitally incapable of accepting responsibility for anything. Its his staff, its Bush and now... its...
Information Snippets (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008
By CarlCurious thing about this story: Why didn't Obama win this state?Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton arranged to meet with uncommitted superdelegates on Wednesday following her lopsided win in the West Virginia primary, as her supporters argued that her appeal to some traditional Democratic voting blocks may change some opinions despite the continued long odds that [...]
