Predicting WV

By Greg McNeilly
May 13th 2008 2:36PM

Filed Under:eFeatured Stories, Primaries, 2008 President

My prediction two weeks ago on Indiana and North Carolina proved to be total folly, today's foretelling will likely prove to be superfluous.

Today West Virginia Democrats cast their votes in a primary. They have 28 delegates.

Hillary Clinton will win West Virginia. And with a comfortable margin (8-10 points).

But it won't matter.

It's great that the voting continues and Mountain State Democrats have a chance to be heard, but the debate is essentially over. At this juncture, a rally of support and its demonstration for Clinton is an opportunity for Hillary to exit with some dignity. But that's about it.

Now quitters never win, and Clinton gets kudos for that. But now winning is not within her muster. Obama must fall big - in a way that causes Super Delegates to jump ship en masse - which is not a scenario anywhere rooted in reality.

So...today's win in West Virginia is great for the voted and Hillary Clinton but it's impact is nil.

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