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Teeny tiny West Virginia (population less than 2 million, 95% of which is white and 15% of which holds a college degree) held its Democratic primary election today. Hillary Clinton will win by a large margin. That’s her kind of crowd.

Here is what CNN’s senior political analyst wrote…

Clinton victory could raise doubts about Obama

Bill Schneider

WASHINGTON (CNN) — A big victory in West Virginia Tuesday could re-energize Sen. Hillary Clinton’s bid for the White House and raise fresh doubts about Sen. Barack Obama’s electability in the general election.

Clinton is expected to win in West Virginia by a wide margin, but, with only 28 delegates at stake, she will not cut significantly into his lead in the delegate count.

“Clinton’s strength all along has been, not just with women, but also with older, rural and blue-collar Democrats — the kinds of voters who predominate in West Virginia,” said Bill Schneider, CNN senior political analyst.

“A big Clinton win will send a powerful message that there are a lot of Democrats not yet ready to get on board with Obama,” said Schneider.

Mr. Schneider is a “senior political analyst” (he went to Harvard) and, as Craig Ferguson says, it’s written down so it must be true.

Let’s just say I question Mr. Schneider’s objectivity, his powers of observation and his qualifications as a political analyst (let alone senior political analyst).

The polls in West Virginia will be closing shortly. A few moments after they do, the networks will declare Hillary Clinton the victor. A few moments after that she will give a big flowery speech in which she declares that her victory in West Virginia unquestionably means she is the most viable and electable Democratic presidential candidate. The delusion will live on.

Aren’t we thankful that we have teeny tiny West Virginia and senior political analysts like Bill Schneider to guide us?

Bill Schneider should be fired on the basis of this idiocy alone.

Update:

Don’t let yourself be fooled into thinking that tonight’s charade actually means something.

Tags: Bill Schneider, CNN, Democrats, Hillary Clinton, West Virginia