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the Democratic Senate primary in Nebraska on Tuesday, setting up an uphill battle with former U.S. Agriculture Secretary and former Gov. Mike Johanns (R) for the state’s open Senate seat.” * Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.) thinks Obama still might be able to win West Virginia in the fall. That seems overly optimistic to me, but we’ll see. * Chris LaCivita, one of the Republican strategists behind the Swift Boat Vets smear group in 2004, told the WaPo, “We will attack Obama viciously on all fair issues.

message that she once needed delivered to her in earnest when she was the frontrunner; don’t take it for granted. More commentary on Clinton’s win in West Virginia at Memeorandum: TownHall Blog, Ben Smith’s Blogs, The Swamp, Reuters, Gothamist, The Crypt’s Blogs, Brendan Nyhan, The Democratic Daily, The Caucus, MyDD, Truthdig and No More Mister Nice Blog (edited by DrGail)