Well, I've just secured an invite to Hillary's presumed victory speech in the Charleston Civic Center. It's still too early to tell which way West Virginia threw its favor, but it's fairly widely accepted that the former first lady has won the majority of our delegates. As much as the shenangian-lover in me would love to see some kind of reversal in today's results, it truly is Clinton's state to lose (and I can't imagine how much an Obama victory tonight would change the tone of the rally I'm about to attend into a far more unsettling one).
Just when did the Illinois senator give up on West Virginia? I know that's an inflammatory statement to make, but it's one that Obama himself echoed in a recent interview with WSAZ's Michael Wooten. Watch as Obama acknowledges Clinton's impressive lead, and his goals to look on towards the future. Sure, a crushing loss in any state is bad for one's campaign, but isn't determination an attractive quality in a presidential candidate? I'm not sure which is the lesser of two evils -- putting all of one's resources into winning a relatively small state and losing, or not trying at all?
I guess that's specifically a West Virginian ideal -- I know he needs to put his resources in the following primaries to secure the nomination. Still, a bit more effort would have been appreciated.
Polls close at 7:30, you can expect to see some educated guesses start appearing on network news thereafter. I'll update you when I get back from Charlie West.
Also, you've got an hour to make your voice heard if you haven't already, you lousy procrastinator, you.