Clinton aims for big win in West Virginia
AMARICA: Hillary Clinton appeared headed to a big West
Virginia victory over front-runner Barack Obama in the Democratic
presidential race on Tuesday, although it could be too late to turn
around her faltering White House bid.
Clinton has an advantage of at least 20 points in most opinion polls
in West Virginia, a bastion of the white working-class voters who have
become her strongest supporters in the grueling battle for the
Democratic nomination.
But Obama retains a nearly insurmountable advantage in delegates who
will select the nominee at the party convention in August. A big win in
West Virginia for the cash-strapped Clinton will make barely a dent in
Obama's advantage. West Virginia has just 28 delegates at stake in
Tuesday's voting, which ends at 7:30 p.m. EDT (2330 GMT).
Results are expected shortly afterward. Washington, Tuesday, Reuters |