Winning Clinton’s West Virginia Voters
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on October 28th, 2008 4:28 am by HL
Winning Clinton’s West Virginia Voters
WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — It’s hard to find a place more Democratic than here in Mingo County, snug up against Kentucky in the southwestern corner of the state, where Mother Jones fought to unionize striking coalminers. In 2004, when President Bush trounced John Kerry by seven points in this state, Mingo voted 56 percent for Kerry. Of 19,391 registered voters, just 1,741 are Republicans.
The Endgame in Florida
ORLANDO — Florida provides the appropriate closing metaphor for the 2008 campaign. If John McCain were on a clear path to victory, there would be no campaign here at all. Yet there was McCain’s running mate Sarah Palin, battling on Sunday across the state’s crucial central corridor in Tampa and Kissimmee. Come Wednesday, Bill Clinton will campaign with Barack Obama — the former president’s first joint appearance with the Democratic nominee — at an evening rally here.
