Wednesday's Daily Brief: North Carolina, Indiana Primary Results and Reaction

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The Huffington Post Daily Brief

http://nl.huffingtonpost.com/link.php?M=220080&N=375&L=1414">Even as Clinton Wins West Virginia, Obama's Political Stock Rises

Reuters/Jason Reed

Robert Creamer: Hillary Clinton won an overwhelming victory in West Virginia's Primary last night. But that victory in the heart of her demographic base did nothing to change the fact that the party's nominee will be Barack Obama. Obama added at least seven new pledged delegates in West Virginia, brining his magic number to clinch the nomination down to 143. After his victory in North Carolina and virtual tie in Indiana, Obama needed 183 more delegates to cross the 2025 majority set by DNC rules. Since then he has gained 40 delegates and now leads Clinton in super delegates by 12. http://nl.huffingtonpost.com/link.php?M=220080&N=375&L=1414">Click here to read more.

http://nl.huffingtonpost.com/link.php?M=220080&N=375&L=1415">RJ Eskow: Even The Racists Are Deserting Hillary

7% of the voters in WV voted for John Edwards. Faced with a black man and a white woman, these voters chose a white man who isn't running. And these are Democrats.

http://nl.huffingtonpost.com/link.php?M=220080&N=375&L=1418">Jeff Chang: Hillary And The Racist Gap

Amy Poehler's SNL sketch was hilarious because it called out the Clinton campaign on its not-so-subtle identity politics. Last night, Clinton all but made West Virginia '08 into Alabama '64.

http://nl.huffingtonpost.com/link.php?M=220080&N=375&L=1417">John Kerry: Barack Obama and Israel: More GOP Lies

Rep. John Boehner and Rep. Eric Cantor have decided to ignore the actual meaning of English words and simply invent something Barack Obama didn't say about Israel.

http://nl.huffingtonpost.com/link.php?M=220080&N=375&L=1416">Kathleen Reardon: Six Reasons Why Obama and Clinton Would Each Say "Yes" to VP

Those who say Hillary Clinton won't accept the Democratic Party vice presidential nomination are assuming that she wants all or nothing.

http://nl.huffingtonpost.com/link.php?M=220080&N=375&L=1419">Chip Collis: How Obama WON Tuesday

Miss. Republicans in a GOP stronghold district ran hard against Obama-- and lost. Similarly meaningful losses came in La., Ill. and Ind. More than any scary blackness, Obama symbolizes change.

Gallup Poll 5/14/2008

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1. k

[FrenchieCat]

2. "More than any scary blackness, Obama symbolizes change."

Interesting quote.

And this will be revealed once Hillary is cleared off the field.

[helderheid]

3. very interesting

[AtomicKitten]

4. Fabulous that they ran attack ads using Obama and Wright against Childers, and Childers prevailed.

An excellent harbinger for the fall. Obama has some awesome coattails.

K&R

[FrenchieCat]

5. He is and will transcend race to anyone who understands that Melanin

doesn't make the man or the woman.

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6. Agreed 100%