Comfortably into the general election now with race and religion having drifted from the headlines. But they are still issues in many battleground states. West Virginia stands out as an example of how difficult it will likely be for Obama’s campaign to deal with this problem in Appalachia. Scott Finn of West Virginia Public Broadcasting filed this report soon after the May state primary, where poll results showed how race and religion affected the outcome.
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