About That “Dems Must Win West Virginia” Argument…

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Hillary Clinton has been hammering the point that “no Democrat has won the White House without winning West Virginia since 1916.”

No Democrat has won the White House without winning Minnesota since 1912. Obama won Minnesota by 34 points.

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