I was watching a few minutes of CNN's election coverage while I ate my dinner (West Virginia's primary is today). They continue the recent media trend of painting West Virginia in the most favorable light possible.

A day or two ago a writer suggested that the reason Clinton was so far ahead of Obama in the polls is because West Virginia Democrats are racist. I suppose if they had been big on Obama they would have been sexist.

A brilliant Republican Strategist on part of CNN's election coverage panel peered over his laptop long enough to say that middle class, white West Virginians will vote for Clinton and if you're black or go to Starbucks "maybe the only one in West Virginia" then you'll vote for Obama.

Very classy. Thanks so much CNN. High quality, professional election coverage. I'd be fine if we didn't have a Starbucks, but as it stands we have plenty. We have electricity and telephones too.
 
   

 


 
 
askjesse on
Re: CNN= Politics
Well, you tell me... with two candidates as similar as Clinton and Obama in voting record and proposed policies, how does Clinton manage the single biggest win outside of Arkansas?

I would say there is a bit of racism there... actually, I know there is, so there isn't any reason to sugar coat it. There are plenty of people here who will tell you they were voting for Clinton and quote some email forward about Obama not being patriotic or that he is a Muslim, the anti-Christ, a communist, etc.

It is embarrassing. haha.

jaintn on
Re: CNN= Politics
I'm not so foolish as to think that there are absolutely no racists left in the United States. I will very quickly suggest that West Virginia being portrayed as extra racist is unjustified.

Hillary throughout the primaries has had success with blue collar voters, it just so happens that West Virginia is a state chock full of them. That could have a *little* something to do with it being the single biggest win outside of Arkansas.
askjesse on
Re: CNN= Politics
I come from a small community that is still almost completely segregated, and still calls the part of town that nearly all of the black people live "colored camp".

Do I know that every state doesn't have communities like this still? No... I don't know what other states are like.

As I said previously...both Obama and Clinton are very similar, they'll have the same basic effect by electing them. John McCain offers a pretty good contrast to Obama.

In the primary, around 360000 voted Democrat, while 120000 voted Republican.... I don't know how often  this reflects the outcome of the general election, but if it is reflective, you would assume that Republicans wouldn't stand a chance.

I think when John McCain wins the state swiftly, it will send a very strong message about how our State is voting. The same people voting for Clinton should NOT be the same people voting for McCain.
jaintn on
Re: CNN= Politics
The fact that John Kerry nearly won West Virginia shows the Democratic Party-leaning element of West Virginia. Kerry doesn't exactly represent West Virginia's values and yet he almost pulled off the win in 2004.

I predict that John McCain does *not* win West Virginia swiftly. He might win, but it won't be a vast victory. West Virginia is shaping up to be a swing state for the third election cycle in a row.

I still think the biggest reason for the blowout win is that West Virginia is predominantly Hillary's key demographics.

 
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