Hillary, Obama write off Huntington

Maybe not, but here it is with less than a week before the West Virginia primary. I have not gotten word of any Barack Obama appearances scheduled for this area. I have the Hillary Clinton schedule for the state, and West Virginia's second-largest city is conspicuously absent from the list. There are three possibilities: (1) The Clinton campaign does not know we exist, which is not likely, as the state coordinator used to be an intern in this newsroom; (2) the campaign has done its polling and has determined this area is so far into Obama's or John McCain's pocket that it's not worth fooling with; or (3) something is in the works but it has not been announced yet. There's a fourth possibility: Huntington is close enough to Charleston that Huntington people will drive to Charleston to see a Clinton, but Charleston people will not drive to Huntington to see a Clinton. That one I can believe.

We'll have to see. Anyway, look at the large metro areas where Hillary, Bill and Chelsea Clinton are scheduled to be and notice which cities (Huntington, Parkersburg, Morgantown) are not listed.

Hillary Clinton and Chelsea Clinton in West Virginia Today – Hillary Clinton will join Chelsea Clinton at an event at 11:45 a.m. at Shepherd University Today. Hillary will also campaign in Charleston tomorrow, with a “Solutions for America” Event at the West Virginia State Capitol.

President Bill Clinton Returns to Mountain State – President Bill Clinton will return to West Virginia on Thursday, May 8, 2008 with campaign stops in Philippi, Sutton, Fayetteville, Lewisburg, and Mercer County.

Wheeling for Hillary Holds Open House – Wheeling for Hillary will hold an open house at its headquarters today at 6 p.m. today.

WV Women for Hillary – The campaign will announce the support of West Virginia Women for Hillary today and hold a Women for Hillary sign-making party at 6:30 p.m. at the Charleston Headquarters and a phone bank at 6 p.m. in Fairmont Headquarters.