Prisoner polls 40pc of West Virgina vote against Barack Obama

Attracting at least 15 per cent of the vote would normally qualify a candidate
for a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. But state Democratic
Party Executive Director Derek Scarbro said no one has filed to be a
delegate for Judd. The state party also believes that Judd has failed to
file paperwork required of presidential candidates, but officials continue
to research the matter, Mr Scarbro said.

Voters in other conservative states showed their displeasure with Obama in
Democratic primaries last March.

In Oklahoma, anti-abortion protester Randall Terry got 18 per cent of the
primary vote. A lawyer from Tennessee, John Wolfe, pulled nearly 18,000
votes in the Louisiana primary. In Alabama, 18 per cent of Democratic voters
chose “uncommitted” in the primary rather than vote for Obama. In
Tuesday’s North Carolina primary, 21 per cent of Democratic voters marked “no
preference.”

Mr Obama’s energy policies and the Environmental Protection Agency’s handling
of mining-related permits have incurred the wrath of West Virginia’s coal
industry. With the state the nation’s second-biggest producer of this fossil
fuel, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and Sen. Joe Manchin -both Democrats who have
championed the industry – have declined to say whether they will support Mr
Obama in the November election.

Hillary Rodham Clinton beat Mr Obama handily in the state’s 2008 primary, and
he lost the state to Republican John McCain in the general election. The
latest state-by-state Gallup poll, released in January, found Mr Obama with
a 32.7 per cent approval rating in West Virginia. The president had a lower
approval rating only in Utah, Idaho, Oklahoma and Wyoming.

“Keith Judd’s performance is embarrassing for Obama and our great state,”
outgoing West Virginia Republican Chairman Mike Stuart said.

Presumed Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney won West Virginia’s GOP
primary on Tuesday with more than 69 per cent of the vote, with 93 per cent
of precincts reporting. Rick Santorum followed with 12 per cent, while Ron
Paul had 11 per cent.

Source: agencies

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