Clinton wins West Virginia Democratic contest

Wed May 14, 2008 12:32am BST
 
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CHARLESTON, West Virginia (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton won the West Virginia contest to pick a Democratic presidential candidate on Tuesday, a victory that cheered supporters but did little to help her catch frontrunner Barack Obama, U.S. media projected.

The New York senator and former first lady is expected to use the victory to argue she is a stronger candidate than Obama among the white middle-income voters whose support the Democratic party needs in order to win key swing states during the November election against Republican John McCain.

 
U.S. President Barack Obama answers questions during an interview with Reuters in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, November 9, 2009.   REUTERS/Jim Young
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