How Obama-Clinton has changed political terminology
Posted May 12th, 2008 at 9:21 PM by Jon HamThe Daily Kos kids have been dissing Appalachia in their inimitable style, prompting a bit of scolding by one Kos diarist. Here’s part of what she says (emphasis added):
But West Virginia and other places like it are not as monolithic as many believe. Sure, they are more skewed to the conservative, but you will find a wide range of people.
So, West Virginia, a state that has voted Democratic in 20 out of 36 presidential elections since it became a state, and with a higher percentage of union membership than all but 14 states, skews conservative because it is going to choose Hillary Clinton over Barack Obama?


May 13th, 2008 at 1:46 am
You could’ve mentioned Robert Byrd.
May 13th, 2008 at 8:53 am
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