Congratulations, Edwards supporters. His message still echoes in West Virginia.

:shrug:

Obviously it does.

nothing more to say

Just like Oklahoma, Tennessee and Kentucky. States we will never win. The reason: Absolute stupidity. Look at the college grad %'s.

is yours. In your bubble.

(Have we not yet learned that we ALL matter?)

Win or lose. Will you be here?

I hope not. Democrats have always worked toward a more just society for everyone.

after working so hard on the campaign, it was nice to see.

There is so much to admire about John Edwards and no matter which way the wind blows, I'm really hoping there will be a prominent place for him in a new administration.

As much as I admire John, I can't help but think that his support today was not about his message nor his policies.

Your view of this election is rather narrow.

I'd be curious to hear them.

The longer answer is he was buried by the media hype surrounding Obama toppling Clinton. ESPN has better ratings than C-Span.

called the Northeast Kingdom. It's the three northeastern most counties in Vermont. It's also by far and away the most rural, whitest and poorest part of the state. Edwards got virtually no votes here. It wasn't a caucus. Why do you think his message didn't resonate among people here?

He has been all over the tv this past week talking about his anti-poverty efforts. He had all but disappeared right before Pa and Ohio. I don't think it's unreasonable to believe that his strong progressive-populist would resonate with WV voters.

Believe it or not, there are still plenty of people who greatly admire John Edwards for his record and for his message and you can count me as one of those people.

And had he continued in the race he'd have gotten my vote. But Edwards has always had solid support here. So I interpret the Edwards vote as a certain percentage dissatisfied with both leading candidates plus a good percentage of those who simply believe in John's message and are voting their conscience.

I personally don't see that much difference between Clinton and Obama. Both are centrist to moderate left politicians who have good points and bad. Both are beholden to entrenched interests and are far, far too conservative for me. It matters not which one wins the nomination. I will vote for the nominee, but I don't have to participate in the process that chooses that person.

I guess that makes me a racist self hating misogynist, though I believe that decision has more to do with me being a Socialist. :shrug:

they couldn't vote for a woman or a black man?

He's been on the ballot after he lost but never scored
this high..

West Virginia is not a bastion of non-xenophobic sociological
data.

And if it is responsive, do you agree with post #7?

and it was a nice sentiment and a tribute to John Edwards. This was the area he worked so hard to bring prosperity and recognition of these hard-working people. I think that it is difficult to put much forward here that isn't parsed into some polarized partisanship. John and Elizabeth are good people and I wish them the best in their anti-poverty campaign.

You're kidding yourself if you think otherwise.

I am not trying to attack him.. I like the guy and hope he gets a spot in the next Administration.



just trying to be accurate

for him and why, when it would make no effect.

that the reason they voted for him was his "message."

in West Virginia..... and Appalachia

This isn't a spin when the sociological data validates both.

West Virginia is not a vanguard on Civil Rights.




Appalachian Economic and Social Development

A Socioeconomic Assessment of Contemporary Appalachia

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"Anyone but the black man". Edwards only got a large percentage because
they considered him the only candidate worth voting for, but not because
of his politics -- because he's a southern white male.

It's sad because West Virginia used to be a pro-labor state, not a
Calvinist dictatorship like it is now.

as they were in West Virginia.

Most unionized state in the country......when the hell did it become "anti-union". Last I checked, unions were so strong that GOP candidates usually have a hard time breaking 25% in the coal fields in Boone, Mingo, etc.

When people who don't know squat about West Virginia have nothing but stereotypes and cartoon images to support their bigoted views. To anyone who actually knows anything about West Virginia, the name Mother Jones might ring a bell. Some folks around here need fewer catch phrases and more lessons in history.

I'm supporting Hillary right now, but congratulations to Edwards. I have ALWAYS loved Edwards and have even donated to his campaign this time around. (when, as a student I don't have a lot of money to give). I think that all three of them would make an excellent president. I don't understand why certain supporters can't be happy when another candidate does well other than their own. This isn't about Hillary, or Obama, or Edwards. It is about democrats. All three of them are good democrates. Edwards would have had the easiest change of winning the GE. That I DO believe, and anyone who isn't biased towards a candidate would concur. Congrats to the Edwards supporters. Edwards BELIEVES 110% in his message, something I find hard to say I feel about Obama, or even about the person I'm supporting, Hillary Clinton. Not saying that Obama and Hillary DON'T believe... they do, it's just that extra 10% with Edwards! I know that Obama and Hillary care a lot about the nation and do believe in what they say (especially Health Care for Hillary and The War message from Obama) but not the way Edwards did. I don't feel like anyone has had the passion for their issues that Edwards had. I don't know what it is about him, but I just get that feeling when I hear him talk.

Regardless, this has been an amazing primary season, and I am hoping that we have an amazing GE. I will be supporting WHOEVER the nominee is as I feel proud of all three of these candidates.

I think that is an insult to him and his message. You know what else?

30% of Obama and Hillary voters said that they would for McCain in fall. I am wondering how Hillary could possibly win WV in GE when 30% of her and Obama supporters say that they are voting for McCain?

a state full of union workers, the exact people who he was fighting for.

If West Virginia had been the first primary, he probably would have won it. I wanted to vote for Edwards but I could see that it was all a done deal after Florida and I wanted my vote to matter. So the question is, why is it an insult to Edwards that his message resonates in WV. Are some people more deserving to have a message resonate than others?