I just watched the biggest event (WV)from home

[pkz]

The Manchin Family hosts an old fashioned poltical rally before every election. It is always THE place to be.

This time I watched the live feed from CNN.

If you watched it to the end you would see Hillary surrounded by a group of 80 yr. old ladies, a photo op.
They are the reason I am not in attendance, the executive board of our county party.
The same bunch of ladies that earlier today dissed a US Senator from our state and would not allow him to speak on Obama's behalf at this event. We stayed home in protest.

They think they have disenfranchised one half of the local party, but they really haven't.
just like the national message of change, our executive board will change ASAP.
and for the record....Hillary has not stopped the negativity.

The ole stump speech...solutions not rhetoric...actions not speeches...yada yada yada

[KSinTX]

1. Those requests aren't negative

"solutions not rhetoric...actions not speeches"

Of all the speech material these are legitimate calls to action. I understand your frustration from a local perspective, but there are people who have been victimized by supporters from both sides. These are not actions attributable to either candidate. Good people sometimes "lose their bearings" when it comes to promoting a particular candidate. It happens on both campaigns and on both sides of the aisle.

[patrice]

2. deleted - what amounts pretty much to hearsay, I guess, so nevermind.

[LisaM]

3. I'm confused. So they didn't want an Obama supporter speaking at a Hillary event?

Is that what you said?

If so, I'm not really sure I get what the issue is. It would be like inviting Oprah to come on stage for Hillary.

[FrenchieCat]

4. Wow. How deplorable!

:wow:

She's a real piece of work, hey?

[pkz]

5. It was not a Hillary event!

That is the whole point.
The Manchin family has one of these old fashioned rallies before every election day.
He said publicly that he invited each Presidential candidate. When Hillary accepted first, they cut out all Obama speakers.
No Obama tables, no Obama supporters.

story here:
http://www.wvmetronews.com/index.cfm?func=displayfullstory&storyid=24720

[LisaM]

6. Ah - not clear in the OP

I thought you meant it was a Hillary event.

[papau]

7. Obama blew off the event - Hillary did not - surrogates suck - deal with it

[pkz]

8. I'll try one more time

and this time I hope I am clear. She accepted first.
The local folks would not even return Obama headquarters calls.

[rwheeler31]

9. This is so sad.

[Rose Siding]

10. So sorry, pkz. Best luck changing that exec board

Thank you for any part you play in making that happen. The old guard don't always go gently, do they?

Change is coming. Hope is in the air - because of you.

[pkz]

11. Thank you

Change is coming.

[MadMaddie]

12. Since you a WV resident what is the mood among Democratic

supporters?

[pkz]

13. I was a local Obama volunteer

I early voted on Saturday to be available on election day. My friend in the the clerk office told me that she had 2 times the norm for absentee ballots and 3 times the amount of early voting.
Huge turnout. That could mean either way in the Presidential bid.

As precinct captain, I made 153 calls in 2 1/2 days.
I had a very good precinct, doctors, lawyers, professors, college students, young professionals

Broke like this:

18-28 Men and women~all Obama (Fairmont State University location)
43-70+ Men Obama (comments like Hillary sounds like the ex-wife)
Women 30-45 Obama with lots of questions (undecideds that chg'd)
Women 58-77 Hillary
Women 77-93 Obama (lots of complaining about the Clintons)

Lol...and I do not fit any demographic!

I was totally attacked by one woman right in front of our campaign office, with of all things...she said Obama was a personal friend of the 9/11 attackers. That he was a Muslim, that I would come to rue the day.
Oh gawd. You cannot even talk to people like that.

[MadMaddie]

14. Wow...it's really hard to understand that there are Americans

that are so suceptible to the bullshit.

Do you believe the projections that Hillary will beat him by 60 pts. I find that hard to believe.

[pkz]

15. I am thinking more like 28%

Bill set the bar for her at 80-90.

I just wish this state was over, move on to the GE.

[MadMaddie]

16. If Bill and the Pundits are setting the bar so high at 60% and they

don't get even close to that number they have set themselves up for another failure. She won Indiana by less than 1% it was that close, it wasn't the projected blowout.