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West Virginia Democrats Prepare For Tuesday Vote

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has campaigned hard in West Virginia in anticipation of that state's Tuesday primary, while front-runner Barack Obama has shifted focus to the larger Kentucky and Oregon contests.

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  • JUDY WOODRUFF:

    All signs point to a big victory for Hillary Clinton in tomorrow's West Virginia primary. One new poll shows her holding a 36-point lead over Barack Obama in the Mountain State.

    Clinton began her day greeting diners at Biscuit World in Charleston and followed that with a rally in rural Logan. She told the crowd there that they could send a message with their vote tomorrow.

    SEN. HILLARY CLINTON (D), New York: Well, West Virginia has a history of picking them. And, in fact, I think it is the fact, too, that no Democrat gets elected president for nearly 100 years unless they carry West Virginia in the fall.

    So West Virginia is a real indicator of which way the political winds are going to blow come the November election.

    And this election we've had, this primary contest has been close and exciting, the closest one anybody can remember. But the goal is to nominate someone who can beat John McCain in November, and that's what we've got to do.