West Virginia Primary Results!

As irreverent as it probably is Jon Stewart's description of the democratic primary for this 2008 election is extremely accurate, as he called it "The Long, Flat, Seemingly Endless Bataan Death March to The White House". The end is definitely not in sight, with both candidates saying they're in for the long haul. But the results from the West Virginia Primary are in, and it seems that Hillary Clinton has risen victorious! The stats according to usaelectionpolls.com are as follows:

Hillary Clinton - 60%
Barack Obama - 24%
Unsure - 8%

Keep in mind that there were 39 delegates at stake here, but they are awarded proportionally (as opposed to the winner take all system). It did not come as any surprise really that Clinton won. According to a May 10th article by CNN, Clinton was expected to beat Obama

"66 percent to 23 percent, according to a survey from the American Research Group released Friday."

As much as I would like to believe that America has actually progressed in the last 54 years since landmark decisions such as Brown v. Board, and a states relation to the Mason-Dixon line should no longer be so transparent, it seems that race may have played into this decision for many West Virginians. In an extremely depressing Daily Show tonight, the show interviewed many West Virginians, who all seemed to share the same, albeit racist, sentiments. See for yourself... (ps, don't stick around for the very end of the clip, it's stupid.)

This deeply saddens me, and it's something that I don't see a lot of in California. I hope that these sort of racial biases will diminish overtime, and especially not get ingrained in the next generation.