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Article: Backgrounder: West Virginia primary
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- May 12, 2008
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Backgrounder: West Virginia primary
WASHINGTON, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. state of West Virginia is
becoming the country's political focus on Tuesday as Hillary Rodham
Clinton and her rival Barack Obama contend for the Democratic
presidential nominee in the state.
The following are related facts about the West Virginia primary
and its political background:
West Virginia is considered a conservative-leaning swing state,
whose politics are mostly dominated by the Democratic Party.
Since 1960, the state has voted for Democratic party in eight of
the 12 general elections, indicating that it is a must-win for a
Democratic presidential candidate.
In 2008, the West Virginia primary has 28 ...