Edwards: Did no-one tell West Virginia he's, well, not running any more?

For those of you looking at the West Virginia Democratic Primary, the interpretation of the results has been pretty clear: even with a landslide win, the Hillary Clinton candidacy needs to seat Florida and Michigan at the convention (even though neither seems to back a full seating), get statehood for Guam, and convince educated voters to hand back their degrees.

But what about the results themselves? Clinton 67%, Obama 26%. Which equals 93%. Who got that missing 7%? Yup, John Edwards, who hasn’t even been in the race in three and a half months.

Oh, by the way, guess which Republican took West Virginia back in February (hint, it wasn’t the GOP nominee)? Oh, yeah, Mike Huckabee.

This article appears in May 9 • 2008.

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The Chronicle's first Culture Desk editor, Richard has reported on Austin's growing film production and appreciation scene for over a decade. A graduate of the universities of York, Stirling, and UT-Austin, a Rotten Tomatoes certified critic, and eight-time Best of Austin winner, he's currently at work on two books and a play.