WV post-mortem (D only)
May 14th 2008 21:32
On Tuesday, the Democratic Party held its West Virginia primary (the GOP's contest was held at a previous date). The results were as follows:
Democrats --
Clinton: 67%
Obama: 26%
Takeaways:
Democrats --
There's not much new to say after this primary. Obama still has a BIG problem drawing in white, working class voters. Nevertheless, the race is pretty much over. Obama will be the nominee. This is a clear signal, though, that he needs to connect with this group. The sooner he can start doing that, the better off he will be. Otherwise, he is leaving a door open for McCain to have a shot in what seems to be an anti-GOP year.
Up next: Hawaii for the GOP on May 17th.
Democrats --
Clinton: 67%
Obama: 26%
Takeaways:
Democrats --
There's not much new to say after this primary. Obama still has a BIG problem drawing in white, working class voters. Nevertheless, the race is pretty much over. Obama will be the nominee. This is a clear signal, though, that he needs to connect with this group. The sooner he can start doing that, the better off he will be. Otherwise, he is leaving a door open for McCain to have a shot in what seems to be an anti-GOP year.
Up next: Hawaii for the GOP on May 17th.
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Comment by Lester Caudill
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Rev. Wright has hurt Obama, but he still will be the Dems nominee, but will he be able to get enough of the white working class vote in Nov?
Can he win the swing states? I hope not, I just can't get used to the Idea of having a Liberal Elitist Racist Jerk for President.
You can bet on one thing Howard Dean will cry race bating in the General election, but will if fly?
Comment by PopulistConservative
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Comment by PopulistConservative
Angry Electorate
I think Obama can win some swing states. He doesn't need a majority of white, working-class voters. He just needs to win some percentage of them (I don't know what that percentage is). He's bringing a LOT of new voters to the polls. For each one of those, that's one less he needs from the old Democratic constituency. Also, a number of conservatives are disgusted by the GOP or even McCain. If enough of those cross over to vote for Obama or just stay home, it will be a landslide in November.
If Dean (or others) starts crying about racism, I think it will hurt Obama more than help him. To Obama's credit, he tried to transcend race. He rarely mentioned it. Wright pushed the issue to the forefront, though. Then Obama had to address it. At that point, it became a significant issue in the primaries.