Hopefully this diary will become moot in a 24-48 hours as either Hillary or the superdelegates come to their collective senses and do the right thing. But hey, if she wants to keep going, then she wants to keep going, and the least Barack can do is give her the best run for her money possible in WV. So what's going on in WV with the Obama campaign, you ask? Stop whining and get in the car...
Well in true 50 state strategy spirit....
Our campaign is running at full-speed in the Mountain State. To date, we've opened eight offices in West Virginia, and volunteers and staffers at these offices and across the state continue to build our movement in advance of Primary Day on May 13th.
And of course the campaign has scheduled a number of upcoming events in the state.
So yes, Hillary is supposed to win WV by 30 points. But on Wednesday, 130 West Virginian women leaders endorsed Obama. And here's a little tidbit to think about:
Q: What happens if Obama makes up some ground in the state, will Clinton still pick up lots of delegates?
A: This is where things get really interesting. Because of the delegate selection plan, if Obama somehow pulls the totals into a more moderate 10-20 point loss, the delegate margin will be a Clinton +6 or +8 gain.
In fact, the still solid Clinton victory scenario of a 10-15 point margin could yield as little as a +2 or +4 delegate Clinton delegate pickup.
So hey, let's fight like we're 30 points down, because we probably are...but let's FIGHT!