States & elections won with 60% or more of the vote:
Barack Obama: 15 States + DC + VI:

• Virgin Islands (89.9%)
  
• Idaho (79%)
  
• Hawaii (76%)
  
• Alaska (75%)
  
• District of Columbia (75%)
  
• Kansas (74%)
  
• Washington (68%)
  
• Nebraska (68%)
  
• Minnesota (67%)
  
• Colorado (67%)
  
• Georgia (67%)
  
• Illinois (65%)
  
• Virginia (64%)
  
• Maryland (62%)
  
• North Dakota (61%)
  
• Wyoming (61%)
  
• Mississippi (61%)

Hillary Clinton: 1 State
* Arkansas (70%)

the elect of the people, why are there places he can't win even after his anointing as the Leader of the People?  Is there not one Obama supporter who finds something like this troubling?

I think Obama will campaign in West Virginia, and he will make a substantive effort.  His 50-state approach isn't just talk, it's a long-term project for the Democratic Party.

Right now, he isn't going crazy in West Virginia, but I think it's more of a calculus of (1) it's too late to make a major impact at this point and (2) other states (Michigan and Florida) need some extra attention as we near settlement of that debacle.

So its gone from 50 state strategy to a 40something state strategy.

Yay. I cant wait for the fall.

This reminds me of Giuliani pretending to "skip" states where he had no chance whatsoever to win or even get a second place.

But I have found that at this point in the race, it's almost counter productive to show their hypocrisy. It only serves to further enrage Clinton supporters. Let them have their time in the limelight - they are going to win huge in WV and KY.  

He was there yesterday, and gave a speech to veterans.

He didn't expend Pennsylvania-level resources on winning a state that he had zero chance of winning and no need to win due to having the nomination essentially locked.

Clinton has only now learned the value of running up the margins in friendly territory, and, while I'm proud of her for finally catching on to how the Democratic primaries work, I am sad to report that it was months too late.

One pundit mentioned that they "have TVs and the internet in West Virginia now," and, dismissive attitude towards rural voters aside, this is very true: if they haven't gotten an idea of where Barack Obama stands by now and made their informed decision, then a week's worth of campaigning is not going to make a significant difference.

All this rhetoric about West Virgina choosing the president is just that: rhetoric.  WV does not have black magic, and any corrolation between their electoral votes and the winning candidate is just statistical anomaly.

As noted, he made an appearance yesterday. But even more important, as noted by Hillary Clinton today:

In the face of grim poll numbers, the Obama campaign has attempted to dismiss today's outcome despite the fact that Sen. Obama has outspent us on advertising, has more staff in the state, and more than double the number of offices. He has also benefited from the support of the most high-profile endorsers in West Virginia -- Sen. Jay Rockefeller and Congressman Nick Rahall. By every measure, the Obama campaign has waged an aggressive campaign in the Mountain State.

http://www.talkleft.com/story/2008/5/13/ 13295/0458

Sorry but I have to laugh at why Hillary supporters are pissed off at Obama because he didn't tour the state according to their satisfaction.

Amazing!  You guys want to dictate when and where he campaigns.

Please explain why it is good for Sen. Obama to skip WV.  Because you did not do so in the diary.  You point out Sen. Clinton essentially did not campaign in several states.  You point out Obama was unlikely to win in WV, given demographics.

But what is the argument for ignoring WV?

It's not like there are a lot of others states to attend to in this period.  It is not like he lacks the money.  It's not like WV is unwilling to vote for Democrats.  It's not like he is already in with the demographics that predominate in WV; in fact he has a lot of work to do.  It's not like a loss there after campaigning would really have damaged his chances for the nomination.

So why not?  Surely he does not think the people in WV are irrelevant.  Does he?

I want our nominee to fight for every single vote in every single state.  I thought he was about running hard in every state.

This diary would make more sense if he hadn't, you know, campaigned in West Virginia.

But, of course, he did.

because Illinois and DC will guaranteed vote for us in November, and the rest will never go Dem. THATS why Hillary supporters mention a state like West Virginia, as in recent history, it HAS gone Democrat, unlike the other states you mention.

HRC would have a Merry Christmas. But she won't - even if she spends it in WV. Face it - she began this campaign with a strategy that should have worked, could have worked - but it didn't. Huge miscalucations by sycophantic and inept staff got her off on the wrong foot in Iowa and she never really recovered. It is too late now - even if she wins 90/10 in WV. It's over.

Her campaign will be studied for years in poly-sci schools all over the country. It will be a textbook case of misreading the electorate and missing an "inevitable" nomination. She ran headlong into a candidate with a plan better suited for the mood of the country and a plan designed specifically to beat her. It worked.

I take no joy in this - I was a huge fan of WJC and thought HRC had a really good shot at the White House. I thought she made her path rougher with her Iraq vote - but I thought she'd overcome that. She didn't. Finis.

He didn't saturate it like PA, NC or IN. And he's giving higher priority to OR than WV. But he didn't skip it. He visited WV before he even went to PA, holding town halls in Charleston and Beckley. Then he visited yesterday. Meanwhile, he's run ads in the state.

The problem for Obama is that West Virginia voters demand much more from politicians, especially when you are such an untraditional one like Obama.

all 4 below are super tuesday states and hill went to the big states. i think both candidates picked and chose states to concentrate on.

Idaho
North Dakota
Kansas

Illinois-also, his home state, would have been seen as rude in any case. did obama campaign in ny (besides fundraising) outside of nyc?

Nebraska- short in fund, they devoted their time to louisiana and washington. despite lousiana having a high AA population, the clintons still went there. as opposed to obama who has disowned the whites in appalachia and in this border state with no high AA population in favor of friendlier terrain in oregon.

Hawaii- did BO fly out to hawaii? it's like a day's whole trip just to fly out there.

D.C.- she works in the city

Wyoming- she went there. as
did bill and chelsea.

speaking of super tuesday, hillary won new york which has 281 delegates. idaho, north dakota, illinois and kansas combined have 270.

the other states on your list combined has 115 total delegates. mass. which hillary also won on super tuesday has 121.

obama has every right to skip WV (like skipping re-votes in michigan and florida) because, well, he's afraid of these electorate. so i don't, for one minute, buy the fact that he has a broader base than hillary or is the overwhelming choice as the nominee.

he has more offices and spent more money.  He just couldn't be bothered to go there himself.