For weeks, all I have been hearing from the left is that it is time for Hillary to get out of the race. Even the liberals have been accusing her of tearing the party apart. After all, it is time for the party to unite, and face off against the mean, nasty Republicans.
Hold the phone. Not so fast. Maybe we should let her wait until after the West Virginia and Kentucky primaries. Why? Because Obama cannot possibly win those states. Even if Hillary bows out, she will still win at least those two states in a landslide.
I have been listening and reading about this with great interest today, since West Virginia is my home state. I have been amazed at the negative press that we have received in the last few days. Those in the Obama camp have already given up on this state, conceding it to Hillary. I have been reading some blogs, like First Door on the Left, which seem to suggest that because West Virginia is predominantly white, and predominantly “uneducated” (that is, only about 14% of West Virginians 25+ hold a Bachelor’s Degree) they will vote for HIllary in the primary, and then McCain in the general election. Many of the news sources have tried to make it out like West Virginia will not vote for Obama because we are just racist…we aren’t ready for a black president.
What many of these authors refuse to consider is that West Virgina used to be a “yellow dog democrat” state. That means (for the uninformed) that if the democrats put a an ol’ yellow dog on the ticket, it would get elected over a republican candidate. They couldn’t lose. In fact, the state has been run by democrats for what seems like forever! And then along came Al Gore. Gore made gun control a major part of his presidential platform. It was the death knell to the Gore campaign in West Virginia. There are some things that will not be accepted here in WV, and one is the threat of taking away (or limiting) gun rights.
Enter Barak Obama. Remember just a few weeks ago when Barak told us that only frustrated people “cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.” Some people said that this was elitist. I’m really not concerned about whether it is elitist or not. I am more concerned about the political belief system that would inspire him to say such a thing! He relegates the issues of the 2nd Amendment, Religion and Border Control to being economically frustrated. Does that not indicate that if we are all financially content we won’t want guns or religion any more, and we won’t care about immigration? This is a reflection of his deeply held socialist beliefs. That is why he wants socialized (universal) health care. That is why he wants to raise taxes to redistribute the wealth among those who have not earned it. That is why he wants more governmental control over most aspects of our lives, including restriction of gun ownership.
I am tired of hearing that those of us who oppose Obama are really just not smart enough to understand his brilliance. Or that we are racist. Or that we are afraid he might be a Muslim. Sorry folks, none of the above! Barak Obama is being rejected in the Mountain State because he does not have the same beliefs and values of the people of the state. Just as a side note, Hillary probably doesn’t either. That is why she will lose this state to McCain as well. There is a reason that we elected a Republican president, and a Democrat Governor in the last election! West Virginians actually vote on their own values, not on what the various parties tell them to vote on. So, don’t try to make it sound like we are racist, uneducated, gun toting, church attending, bumpkins.
Lets get back to our original premise: even the liberals are trying to keep Hillary in the race now. Why? Because it would be embarrassing for Barak to lose these two races so big without her in the race. Is it less embarrassing for the candidate that everyone is presuming to be the Democrat nominee to lose by 40 points to someone IN the race? I think it reflects the fact that Obama cannot win. If he can “unite the nation” as he claims, then why can’t he even get close in these predominantly rural states? He cannot relate with the values, economy or environment of states like West Virginia and Kentucky. Obviously Hillary would be a stronger candidate in the general election for the Democrats. She has not been completely blown out in any state, and would be very close to being in the lead if she could get Florida and Michigan thrown in.
For once, I’m with the liberals. Stay in the race Hillary. Stay in through the WV and KY primaries. Stay in through May 20th. Stay in until every last Super Delegate votes. Stay in until the end. Carry it all the way to convention. I’m really enjoying seeing the Democratic Party continuing to destroy itself. We have been told just how bad a job Bush has been doing. That should make it an easy win for the Democrats. But, it just isn’t going to happen! They are going to continue fighting among themselves until even their own constituents are going to get sick of them. I’m loving it!
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I agree with you on this very much. There is an attitude among the Obama faithful of “if you don’t vote as we vote, then you must be stupid.” I’ve tried having a conversation about this very subject with a co-worker who is an Obama backer and it was not fun.
“So, don’t try to make it sound like we are racist, uneducated, gun toting, church attending, bumpkins.”
Awe man! An I rally thawt heza gonna lose there cuz he’s one of them darkies and ya’ll ain’t akin to votin’ that way an you wuz akshully gonna tale the trooth!
Excellent post!
“So, don’t try to make it sound like we are racist, uneducated, gun toting, church attending, bumpkins.”
You aren’t?
Oh, I forgot, you’re the only people in the country (if not the world) with values.
Good luck with that, my friend.
Len,
I’d like to thank you for the absolutely pointless, made-no-sense-whatsoever comment above. I see you did your homework.
Wait, I looked at your blog. You appear to support Obama. Maybe you should get back to that homework thing.
Riddle me this, Len: Why is it racist for white people to vote Hillary, but NOT racist for 80%+ black people vote for Obama? Yeah, its that same double-standard you liberals use for everything else.
If you have nothing substantial to add, why waste our time? Your comment was pointless.
Len,
I happen to be a well educated, church attending, gun toting conservative
I’m not sure who you are referring to: conservatives, or West Virginians? Either way, you got an impression from my post that was obviously not intended. I did not say that we were the only ones with values. I said that Barak Obama does not share the values of most of the state of WV. Now many in the news media who are obviously supporting Barak are trying to spin his huge loss in this state as being the fault of uneducated, racist voters. It just isn’t true. I am becoming increasingly aware of the fact that if I disagree with Barak Obama, my opinion just doesn’t count.
BTW, I was linking your blog because I noticed you gave statistics, and I was using them.
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