Obama’s lemonade

By Jennifer J. Foster

Published: May 13, 2008

How do you spin a 20-plus point loss as a positive? If you’re Barack Obama, that’s your challenge tonight.

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, an Obama supporter, leads off and takes the first swing at Wolf Blitzer’s question about what it means for Obama’s general election hopes if he can’t perform better than this in states with working-class whites like West Virginia.

Obama’s talking points, as relayed by Richardson:

* The Clintons are well known and they spent time and resources there, so it is to be expected that Clinton does well there;
* Obama won Virginia, “which has a good number of working-class whites,“ by 29 points not too long ago; and
* Obama has the momentum from the superdelegates who have come over to his campaign since last Tuesday’s win.

Richardson was asked whether Clinton should be Obama’s VP; he said that that would be “Sen. Obama’s choice,“ but that she would make a great vice presidential candidate.

Richardson, of course, is rumored to be at or near the top of the list of potential VP candidates for Obama.

Exit poll analysis coming.