Obama ekes out win in W. Va. Primary

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**biccat**

A tough battle...

Keith Judd -- also known as Inmate No. 11593-051 -- made a decent showing against President Obama in the West Virginia Democratic primary Tuesday night.

The inmate, currently serving a 210-month sentence for extortion at the Federal Correctional Institution in Texarkana, Texas, not only managed to get on the West Virginia primary ballot, he also managed to win nearly 70,000 votes. That means Judd carried 41 percent of the vote in the Democratic presidential primary, while Mr. Obama took 59 percent.

If 40% of your own party voters aren't going to support you over an out-of-state incarcerated felon, what chance do you have in the general election?

Is it time for the DNC to start looking for another candidate for the November election? There's still time...

**purplefood**

Currently serving almost 19 years?
Don't you guys have a law about letting convicted criminals become states-people? Especially if they're still in prison...

**DIDM**

biccat wrote:A tough battle...

Keith Judd -- also known as Inmate No. 11593-051 -- made a decent showing against President Obama in the West Virginia Democratic primary Tuesday night.

The inmate, currently serving a 210-month sentence for extortion at the Federal Correctional Institution in Texarkana, Texas, not only managed to get on the West Virginia primary ballot, he also managed to win nearly 70,000 votes. That means Judd carried 41 percent of the vote in the Democratic presidential primary, while Mr. Obama took 59 percent.

If 40% of your own party voters aren't going to support you over an out-of-state incarcerated felon, what chance do you have in the general election?

Is it time for the DNC to start looking for another candidate for the November election? There's still time...

there is no way that the president will not be the Dem choice. 0% chance, I have a better shot at becoming Emperor of the Milky Way

**Ahtman**

biccat wrote:If 40% of your own party voters aren't going to support you over an out-of-state incarcerated felon, what chance do you have in the general election?

Electoral math still has Pres. Obama leading against Romney, though neither have 270. The big battleground states will probably be, shockingly, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Florida. His weakness isn't that he has already lost, but that Romney actually has a chance at winning. It will be a close race.

**dogma**

Clearly this convicted felon is now a lock for the nomination, as he bested Obama's performance in the 2008 West Virginia primary by 15 points. And, as well all know, West Virginia is truly a bastion of Democratic support, and a must win for any Presidential hopeful.

**mattyrm**

West Virginia.. yeah, that's like.. the gay capital of the US isn't it? And nobody there has a gun.

Oh and they don't like Church, or cheese in a can.

**Frazzled**

We came from the West Virginia coal mines, and the Rocky Mountains, and the Western skies. And we can skin a buck, and run a trout line, and a country boy can survive...country folks can survive...country boys can surviiiiiiive...

oh blast from the past there.

**streamdragon**

Ooh, 5 whole presidential electoral votes. Democrats might as well pack up right now.

**d-usa**

West Virginia also has a semi-open primary. So between the fact that a primary with an incumbent often has a lower turnout, and the real possibility of an organized drive to have non- democrats vote against Pres Obama, I am not that impressed.

**Ouze**

purplefood wrote:Currently serving almost 19 years?
Don't you guys have a law about letting convicted criminals become states-people? Especially if they're still in prison...

I actually read a similar article last night; and it turns out that while convicted felons cannot vote for politicians, they can generally still be politicians. Obviously your mileage my vary depending on state law and what level of government you're entering; but for example, there is nothing stopping a convicted felon from becoming a US president.

What consecutive posts will extrapolate from my previous sentence I can only imagine.

**AustonT**

That politicians are criminals?

I thought it was posted for humor: I laughed.
Mission Accomplished.

**d-usa**

You call it a rap sheet, he calls it a resume, schematics really.

**dogma**

Ouze wrote:
I actually read a similar article last night; and it turns out that while convicted felons cannot vote for politicians, they can generally still be politicians. Obviously your mileage my vary depending on state law and what level of government you're entering; but for example, there is nothing stopping a convicted felon from becoming a US president.

Of course the chances of winning an election as a convicted felon are slim to none.

**AustonT**

d-usa wrote:You call it a rap sheet, he calls it a resume, schematics really.

They really are schematics

**Ouze**

dogma wrote:
Ouze wrote:
I actually read a similar article last night; and it turns out that while convicted felons cannot vote for politicians, they can generally still be politicians. Obviously your mileage my vary depending on state law and what level of government you're entering; but for example, there is nothing stopping a convicted felon from becoming a US president.

Of course the chances of winning an election as a convicted felon are slim to none.

Yeah, but social stigma is the only real impediment, there generally aren't many legal obstacles, right? It can, and has, happened.

A guy was once elected to congress from prison, even. But sure, it's not a normal thing.