WV women who supported Hillary now backing Obama (story)

[Blondiegrrl]

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Clinton's encouragement to delegates at the August convention to support Obama helped soothe the frustration she and her fellow Clinton stalwarts felt, Harris said.

"We wanted to get behind what she thought was the best thing to do." Harris said. "Certainly it was disappointing, but we've got to keep our eye on the big picture."

Rutledge, too, made the transition.

"I started checking closely and saw Obama was a great deal like Hillary, and I made up my mind for Obama. There's just no comparison between Obama and McCain," she said.

Despite speculation that frustrated Clinton supporters would cross the aisle and vote for McCain, some former Clinton followers in the state said they have turned to Obama for solutions on the economic crisis.

"I really got to know a lot of supporters and I have not run into any of the Clinton supporters that I worked with that are supporting John McCain," said Marie Prezioso, a superdelegate who committed to Clinton in the primary.

"I think if you were a true believer, there's no way you could vote for McCain. It may have taken some of them a while, but the passionate women going door to door for Hillary Clinton are the same passionate women supporting Barack Obama," Biafore said.

http://www.wvgazette.com/News/200810090745?page=1&build=cache

[NYC_SKP]

1. I say let's take WV. We can do it.

Kentucky might be tougher, but WV is softening....

[Blondiegrrl]

2. Looks like Obama has money to spare. I'd like to see him step up

advertising here in WV and emphasize that McCranky wants to privatize Social Security. WV has the oldest population of all 50 states. Our senior citizens don't want anyone messing with their money!

[NYC_SKP]

4. I was surprised Obama didn't explain his S.S. plan at debate...

It's a fantastic plan, simple to explain, and should draw tons of support...

Maybe some ads are coming...or it'll become a feature of his stump speeches.

[Tigress DEM]

3. "I think if you were a true believer, there's no way you could vote for McCain" ain't it the truth.

"I think if you were a true believer, there's no way you could vote for McCain. It may have taken some of them a while, but the passionate women going door to door for Hillary Clinton are the same passionate women supporting Barack Obama," Biafore said.