On the night of the West Virginia primary, I got a text from an unnamed person that said "West Virginia is racist". I laughed it off as a joke, but this report by West Virginia Public Radio says that it was no joke at all.
Some wonderful quotes by West Virginia voters:
"Well, it’s his name that messes me up, that Muslim name. Them Muslims, they’re a terrorist, buddy, they almost want to be a terrorist."
"There’s no way under the heavens I’d vote for Obama, because of his beliefs. I’m a born again Christian, and he’s of the Muslim faith or whatever. From what I understand, he don’t believe in God, and we don’t need nobody to ruin our country who don’t believe in God."
"And I don’t like the Hussein thing. I’ve had enough of Hussein."
"You know I didn’t vote for no colored."
Not surprising comments coming from a state where people don't have family trees, they have family wreaths!
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