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Even Barack Obama conceded it would be tough to win West Virginia.. And last night, he was more than right. Hillary Clinton took the state with a more than 40 percent lead. Clinton's near-constant presence throughout the state stood in contrast to Obama’s quick-hit, half-day Monday visit. Emily Corio is a reporter for West Virginia Public Broadcasting. She was with the Clinton campaign last night
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For the first time in almost 50 years, West Virginia matters. The polls already foretell West Virginia primary’s likely outcome — a victory for Hillary Clinton — but the Democratic nomination race continues to energize young voters across the state.
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The fight over voter identification requirements has heated up after the Supreme Court upheld Indiana's voter ID law. Nineteen states are considering new voter ID measures, but we focus on Missouri, which The New York Times' Ian Urbina tells us is the only proposal that could become law in time for November’s presidential election.
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The theme of Sunday's talk shows: Hillary is toast. But then again, anything could happen...
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Polls suggest voters in West Virginia are leaning toward Hillary Clinton. In the run-up to the state's May 13 primary, Clinton made a return trip to the state, and Obama is scheduled to visit soon too. Anna Sale updates The Takeaway. She's been reporting on the primary for West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
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About 275 of the Democratic superdelegates have not endorsed a candidate — they may be the tiebreakers in the nomination contest. So, what's on an uncommitted superdelegate’s mind these days? We check in with one to find out.
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Splitting from your guy or gal is hard enough. So how do you break up with the entire electorate? "Breakup Girl" Lynn Harris tells The Takeaway how Senator Hillary Clinton could exit gracefully from the race for the Democratic nomination.
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The Takeaway takes suggestions for new campaign slogans from ad copywriter Josh Comers.
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What's on voters' minds in the run-up to the May 13th primary in West Virginia? Journalist Anna Sale has been tracking election-year issues in the state. Sale says personality politics may be driving voters' decisions.
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As the Democratic candidates leave North Carolina and Indiana and head into the final leg of the primary season, we're asking you to create new slogans for the Clinton and Obama campaigns. Post your slogan to our Web site by clicking "get in the mix," email it to mytake@thetakeaway.org, or leave it on our SpinVox line, 1-877-8-MY-TAKE. John and Adaora will read or play back the best of them on the air.

The candidates have spoken. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton spoke late Tuesday after receiving preliminary results from the Indiana and North Carolina primaries. The Takeaway examines what the Democratic candidates had to say.
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Voters in North Carolina and Indiana have spoken. Reporters Micah Schweizer in Indiana and Laura Leslie in North Carolina join us to discuss results from yesterday's Democratic primary contests.
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Campbell Robertson is a reporter with the New York Times. He's on the ground for the North Carolina primary. But he's not just reporting on the pulse of voters... he's drawing it too.
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Smooth. Clever. Measured. Black — well, half black — not quite as scary as all black. He’s different but similar, and all the groovy cats want to be down with him — John Hope Franklin, Jay-Z, ScarJo, The Kennedys, Oprah, Brad Pitt, even Abdul-Jabbar.

Morehouse psychology professor David Wall Rice chats with us about the presidential candidates, their personal histories and their speeches.
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Takeaway political director Andrea Bernstein joins us from the heartland.
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Guamanians head to the primary polls on Saturday...
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Indiana is the first big state since Missouri to be a big question mark — and the first one with so much attention paid to it since Iowa or New Hampshire. I'll be traveling the state for three days, roughly driving down I-65 from Gary to the border of Louisville, stopping in at diners and gathering places to talk to Hoosiers about what's on their mind as this key election rapidly approaches.

On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that Indiana can require government-issued photo identification when voting. It's a win for Republicans in an election year.

Justice John Paul Stevens wrote that states such as Indiana have an obligation to prevent fraud in close races, and that heading to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to get the free photo IDs is no burden for voters.

Which leads us to our Takeaway question: Tell us one thing that would improve the election process for you, the voter.