Clinton Wins West Virginia

All of the networks instantly called the race for Hillary Clinton as polls closed at 7:30 p.m. The only question now is what her winning margin -- and pledged delegate haul -- will be.

Clinton's camp might be hurt tonight by overblown expectations. Bill Clinton suggested last week that the New York Senator might be able to pull 80% in West Virginia, and a top backer, the president of the State Senate, said the same. Barack Obama picked up on that in a press conference in Oregon over the weekend, suggesting that 80% is the bar for Clinton. Yet again, the margin matters, and the Clinton camp could find themselves on the losing end of the expectations game.


Clinton Wins West Virginia

All of the networks instantly called the race for Hillary Clinton as polls closed at 7:30 p.m. The only question now is what her winning margin -- and pledged delegate haul -- will be.

Clinton's camp might be hurt tonight by overblown expectations. Bill Clinton suggested last week that the New York Senator might be able to pull 80% in West Virginia, and a top backer, the president of the State Senate, said the same. Barack Obama picked up on that in a press conference in Oregon over the weekend, suggesting that 80% is the bar for Clinton. Yet again, the margin matters, and the Clinton camp could find themselves on the losing end of the expectations game.



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