Texas Inmate Almost Beats Obama in West Virginia’s Democratic Primary

Rachel Weiner
Washington Post
May 9, 2012

Keith Judd, who is serving a 17 1/2-year prison sentence for extortion at the Federal Correctional Institution in Texarkana, Texas, took 41 percent of the vote in West Virginia’s Democratic primary Tuesday night. He would qualify for convention delegates, if anyone had signed up to be a Judd delegate. (No one did.)

How did Judd get so many votes?

It’s likely not his past careers as a superhero and religious leader. Or his passionate FEC report ramblings. Simply put, West Virginia does not like Obama.

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This article was posted: Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 9:03 am

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