Obama Ignores West Virginia

Staff / Truthdig May 13, 2008 Voters in West Virginia are widely expected to hand Hillary Clinton a huge, if moot, victory on Tuesday. Barack Obama will deal with the predicted hiccup by avoiding it altogether. The presumptive Democratic nominee will not be in the state and he will not give a speech, hoping that superdelegates either don't notice or don't care. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Clinton Supporters Press On in W.Va.

Staff / Truthdig May 11, 2008 Despite the doomsday tones that some in the blogosphere and in more traditional media circles took in their assessment of Hillary Clinton's chances of nabbing the Democratic nomination after last Tuesday's primaries, supporters have flocked to West Virginia. They are working hard there to keep their favorite candidate in the running, even if it means dealing with heckling from some locals who don't share their mission. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )