Comments on: West Virginia Democratic Primary Results http://patterico.com/2008/05/13/west-virginia-democratic-primary-results/ Harangues that just make sense Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:05:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: James B. Shearer http://patterico.com/2008/05/13/west-virginia-democratic-primary-results/#comment-341198 James B. Shearer Wed, 14 May 2008 17:01:23 +0000 http://patterico.com/2008/05/13/west-virginia-democratic-primary-results/#comment-341198 5 "It’s only more interesting if you believe the GOP has a chance in the 2008 Congressional election." There's losing and there's getting wiped out. The difference matters. 5

“It’s only more interesting if you believe the GOP has a chance in the 2008 Congressional election.”

There’s losing and there’s getting wiped out. The difference matters.

]]> By: JD http://patterico.com/2008/05/13/west-virginia-democratic-primary-results/#comment-341194 JD Wed, 14 May 2008 16:41:10 +0000 http://patterico.com/2008/05/13/west-virginia-democratic-primary-results/#comment-341194 WLS - I just encountered the no keeping score thing for the first time. Having played D1 basketball, I am as competitive as the next. My 6 yr old was playing a soccer game against a team with Pele, Beckham, and Ronaldo on it. Their coach yelled out the score every time they scored - 18-1, 19-1, 20-1. I had a quiet conversation with the coach after the game, truly, but lack of volume and smiling while you say something did not keep the League Director from calling ;-) I gave her a kind earful too. WLS - I just encountered the no keeping score thing for the first time. Having played D1 basketball, I am as competitive as the next. My 6 yr old was playing a soccer game against a team with Pele, Beckham, and Ronaldo on it. Their coach yelled out the score every time they scored - 18-1, 19-1, 20-1. I had a quiet conversation with the coach after the game, truly, but lack of volume and smiling while you say something did not keep the League Director from calling ;-) I gave her a kind earful too.

]]> By: wls http://patterico.com/2008/05/13/west-virginia-democratic-primary-results/#comment-341191 wls Wed, 14 May 2008 16:25:37 +0000 http://patterico.com/2008/05/13/west-virginia-democratic-primary-results/#comment-341191 Kevin M at #13 -- LOL A more appropriate analogy would be Little League T-ball -- they don't keep score in Dem primaries, and everyone gets a trophy for participating. Kevin M at #13 — LOL

A more appropriate analogy would be Little League T-ball — they don’t keep score in Dem primaries, and everyone gets a trophy for participating.

]]> By: stef http://patterico.com/2008/05/13/west-virginia-democratic-primary-results/#comment-341187 stef Wed, 14 May 2008 16:18:31 +0000 http://patterico.com/2008/05/13/west-virginia-democratic-primary-results/#comment-341187 "That’s not very subtle." Neither is the racism. Oftentimes when the GOP and racism are brought up, people bring up Robert Byrd. So what does that say about WV? “That’s not very subtle.”

Neither is the racism. Oftentimes when the GOP and racism are brought up, people bring up Robert Byrd. So what does that say about WV?

]]> By: Scott Jacobs http://patterico.com/2008/05/13/west-virginia-democratic-primary-results/#comment-341186 Scott Jacobs Wed, 14 May 2008 16:17:46 +0000 http://patterico.com/2008/05/13/west-virginia-democratic-primary-results/#comment-341186 All hillary needs to do to secure the nomination is call up Edwards and say "You ever thought about being AG?". He'd give her his pledged, and she'd be sitting better off... All hillary needs to do to secure the nomination is call up Edwards and say “You ever thought about being AG?”.

He’d give her his pledged, and she’d be sitting better off…

]]> By: JD http://patterico.com/2008/05/13/west-virginia-democratic-primary-results/#comment-341180 JD Wed, 14 May 2008 15:57:34 +0000 http://patterico.com/2008/05/13/west-virginia-democratic-primary-results/#comment-341180 67 percent of the voters in WV are racist, no surprise since that is the home of Dem. Sen. Byrd (Grand Kleagle - WV). 27 percent of the voters were misogynistic sexists. 67 percent of the voters in WV are racist, no surprise since that is the home of Dem. Sen. Byrd (Grand Kleagle - WV). 27 percent of the voters were misogynistic sexists.

]]> By: Kevin Murphy http://patterico.com/2008/05/13/west-virginia-democratic-primary-results/#comment-341135 Kevin Murphy Wed, 14 May 2008 08:11:39 +0000 http://patterico.com/2008/05/13/west-virginia-democratic-primary-results/#comment-341135 It kind of tells the entire story to look at the delegate breakdown -- Obama loses by 3-1 and still gets a third of th delegates. It's like one of those Special Olympics contests where everyone wins. If the Dems did winner-take-all this would have been decided by now. It kind of tells the entire story to look at the delegate breakdown — Obama loses by 3-1 and still gets a third of th delegates. It’s like one of those Special Olympics contests where everyone wins.

If the Dems did winner-take-all this would have been decided by now.

]]> By: JVW http://patterico.com/2008/05/13/west-virginia-democratic-primary-results/#comment-341127 JVW Wed, 14 May 2008 04:31:11 +0000 http://patterico.com/2008/05/13/west-virginia-democratic-primary-results/#comment-341127 Kishnevi, the Presidential primary for Mississippi was back in March; why did Democrats in particular have more incentive to get out and vote today? Kishnevi, the Presidential primary for Mississippi was back in March; why did Democrats in particular have more incentive to get out and vote today?

]]> By: DRJ http://patterico.com/2008/05/13/west-virginia-democratic-primary-results/#comment-341125 DRJ Wed, 14 May 2008 04:17:33 +0000 http://patterico.com/2008/05/13/west-virginia-democratic-primary-results/#comment-341125 <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032553/" target="_blank" title="" rel="nofollow">MSNBC</a>'s lead story is <em>Clinton Wins West Virginia</em>. The next story details racism directed at Obama volunteers. That's not very subtle. MSNBC’s lead story is Clinton Wins West Virginia. The next story details racism directed at Obama volunteers. That’s not very subtle.

]]> By: kishnevi http://patterico.com/2008/05/13/west-virginia-democratic-primary-results/#comment-341122 kishnevi Wed, 14 May 2008 04:06:52 +0000 http://patterico.com/2008/05/13/west-virginia-democratic-primary-results/#comment-341122 JVW--Democrats had more incentive to vote today, so the Congressional vote may have turned out differently if there was no contested Democratic primary. JVW–Democrats had more incentive to vote today, so the Congressional vote may have turned out differently if there was no contested Democratic primary.

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