West Virginia is IN PLAY.

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I am a former Clinton supporter from north-central West Virginia. All over our news lately has been the fact that Obama is GAINING here in West Virginia--in fact, he holds a slight (statistically insignificant) edge in recent polling.

From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Carrie Dann
*** Obama expands his lead: Three weeks until Election Day, Obama now holds a more than 100-vote lead in NBC's latest electoral map. He's ahead of McCain 264-163, with 111 votes in the Toss-up column. Last week, Obama was up 264-174. Our changes: We moved Missouri from Lean McCain to Toss-up; Oregon and Washington from Lean Obama to Likely Obama; and West Virginia from Likely McCain to Lean McCain. Something's happening in West Virginia -- yes, West Virginia -- because of the economic angst. Obama's been buying a bunch of TV time in markets that bleed into West Virginia, and the numbers have been closing for a time. By the way, political analyst Charlie Cook is moving West Virginia all the way to Toss-up. If that state is on the move, could Arkansas be far behind? Both are states that can show Democratic movement in a bad economic environment.

Somebody help me kick Obama's campaign's rear end--we're having trouble getting West Virginia Obama yard signs, bumper stickers, and buttons. The limited amount coming in have already been scooped up in a hurry. We are not NEARLY as far behind as a MSM would have us think. I am a student at WVU, and I can say firsthand--the Obama signs outnumber the McCain signs locally by an ENORMOUS margin. We're working on the southern half of the state via parents and grandparents, but the lack of signage and paraphernalia is becoming frustrating.

We CAN win West Virginia! Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. This state is truly UP FOR GRABS.

This was Hillary's hallmark "working class" state. Let's get together to secure it for Obama.

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