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West Virginia.... HUGE WIN FOR HILLARY, Forecasted......
TSG Consulting, a political consulting firm with offices in Charleston and Beckley, released a statewide poll showing Clinton with a commanding 40-point lead over Obama, 63 percent to 23 percent. The telephone poll, conducted by Orion Strategies Saturday among 300 Democratic and independent voters, had a margin of error of nearly 6 percent.
Tom Susman, president of TSG, said if that vote holds true on Election Day it would give Clinton a huge boost as campaign moves forward........
Also, Rasmussen gives Clinton 56% to Obama 27%.
ARG gives Clinton 37% to Obama 22%, while Mark Blankenship Enterprises gives Clinton 43% to Obama 22%
Pollster.com gives clinton an avg of: 55% to Obama's 27%
Clinton could win huge in west virginia:)
Comments (20)
She absolutely, totally is.
May 9, 2008 12:22 AM | Reply | Permalink
Look at the margin of undecided, those numbers will settle just like Obamas huge 40 pnt lead in NC settled as undecideds decided.
She will certainly win these states but not nearly by so much unless Obama stops campaigning for states and focuses on supers.
Which would actually be pretty effective for him because she won't be able to make electability arguments to supers if he doesn't try too hard for the states.
May 9, 2008 12:26 AM | Reply | Permalink
She can be president of West Virginia.
May 9, 2008 12:36 AM | Reply | Permalink
+1. That win is as absolutely huge as it is absolutely useless.
May 9, 2008 4:54 AM | Reply | Permalink
Tom Tancredo could win huge in West Virginia. What's your point?
May 9, 2008 1:03 AM | Reply | Permalink
Will we be getting any photo-ops of her with a pick axe and a coal shovel?
~OGD~
May 9, 2008 1:07 AM | Reply | Permalink
*cough* *cough* I think I have the black lung.
May 9, 2008 1:12 AM | Reply | Permalink
Yep, I'm pretty sure West Virginia is going to push Hillary right over the top. She might net 9 delegates, even.
I hope she'll find a way to incorporate 'The Ballad of John Henry' into her stump speech.
May 9, 2008 1:23 AM | Reply | Permalink
The expectations initiially set in North Carolina for Obama were conveniently "forgotten" when he won by 14 points. If Hillary wins by 14 points, will it be a victory or a "disappointing performance"?
The racially aligned vote of African American voters is not considered racist. Will the growing racially aligned trends among white voters continue to be interpreted as racist?
May 9, 2008 1:37 AM | Reply | Permalink
"The racially aligned vote of African American voters is not considered racist. Will the growing racially aligned trends among white voters continue to be interpreted as racist?"
African American votes are not racially aligned, but the majority of African American voters have enthusiastically rejected Hillary Clinton who chose to use repulsive race-baiting tactics. Incidentally, she chose to continue this tactic today.
The tactic appeared to have won favor with white voters in PA, Ohio, and now is to also be highly effective in WVA. To each their own.
But for the record, African American voters have traditionally voter in high percentages for their chosen candidate. Until 2008, this was normally a white guy.
May 9, 2008 2:46 AM | Reply | Permalink
Well, she might win West Virginia, but one of her superdels from NJ just switched to Obama. Talk about a middle of the night announcement!
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/05/congressman_payne_nj_superdele.html
May 9, 2008 1:51 AM | Reply | Permalink
She's an inspiration. I don't know where she finds the energy. This has been the most trying campaign, and yet look at her. We need her.
May 9, 2008 3:36 AM | Reply | Permalink
thats a new line to sway the supers with ,"just look at, we need her"
yikes!
May 9, 2008 6:56 AM | Reply | Permalink
"She's an inspiration. I don't know where she finds the energy."
Yeah, she just keeps on burning up more campaign debt as she stumps on her Delusions of Grandeur tour. A real inspiration to all?!
May 9, 2008 1:04 PM | Reply | Permalink
YAWN!
May 9, 2008 7:57 AM | Reply | Permalink
That's nice.
May 9, 2008 8:49 AM | Reply | Permalink
There are no more 'big wins' for Hillary. It's over. The sooner she accepts reality and gives up her vanity campaign, the better for all of us.
May 9, 2008 11:31 AM | Reply | Permalink
Blacks have voted for a hell of a lot more whites than the white racist hillbillies have for blacks.
May 9, 2008 11:44 AM | Reply | Permalink
Ambition. Not inspiration.
May 9, 2008 5:25 PM | Reply | Permalink
There were no "Hillary" yard signs in Shepherstown before she and Chelsea showed up on Wednesday. The student setting up the sound system had an Obama pin on. Three hours after she left "Hillary" signs, blue marker, gonzo college graphic arts students, morphed to "liar". Obama volunteers have been on the ground in this part of the state for months and months. Voter registration drives since the Democratic primary is open to "no party" for the first time this year was a smart move. And canvassing. Just picked my eldest up from the alignment shop where she dropped of her Ford Ranger, yellow lab puppy in the back, long gravel drive lined with "Vote No on Zoning" and "Obama 08" signs. There is hope in WV that on the 45th anniversary of the MLK I Have a Dream speech the the shadow of Robert Byrd's youth will be lifted.
May 9, 2008 8:35 PM | Reply | Permalink
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