Wednesday, May 14, 2008

West Virginia Turnout "Average"

Hillary Clinton won the West Virginia primary, but there was not the voting surge that the other states have seen. Obama barely campaigned there. From McClatchy:

Turnout in West Virginia appeared average, according to Sarah Bailey, West Virginia's deputy secretary of state. That would be a letdown from the surge of voting in earlier states, a reflection perhaps of the fact that Obama didn't compete heavily in the state or that voters sensed that the four-month campaign was nearing a conclusion.


Obama has the ability to excite and inspire people and get NEW voters to show up to the polls, thus expanding the Democratic Party's base.

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