Obama: not popular in Appalachia; prediction: 65-35 Clinton

There has been much discussion on the Daily Kos about the upcoming slaughter, er, Democratic primary in West Virginia (Note: the Daily Kos is Democratic website that has become very Obama friendly since Edwards dropped out)

One of the font page bloggers, DHinMI, (who is indeed smart, but not as smart as he thinks he is) wrote a simply outstanding analysis of Obama’s approval among White voters and among those voters in Appalachia. The bottom line: Obama does ok among White voters in general, but gets creamed in the Appalachian regions.

Go there to read the article; it is excellent.

True, one could say that maybe Clinton is very popular there (in Appalachia). But many of these folks would be hostile to BHO even in a race against McCain.

We’ve also had some “ok, let’s not be bitter about the results” and let’s not insult the West Virginia voters posts that made the recommended lists.

So, we’ll learn what it is like to get blown out tomorrow.

Blow outs are all but impossible predict, so I’ll go with 65-35 though it might end up worse than that. Go to Election Inspection for the ugly, ugly numbers.

More from the Mountain State:

Voters mull things over:

Clinton will win big, but won’t pitch a shutout.

Obama has gone to West Virginia and slammed McCain over the GI bill.

Here is the video