As the polls get ready to close in just under 45 minutes as I write this, what can we expect tonight? I get the feeling that the overwhelming majority of cable news outlets will have a general theme….

It doesn’t matter.

Does a Clinton blowout in West Virginia matter? She is expected to win by as much as 20-30 points, but I don’t really see it as being all that game-changing, although Clinton is already providing evidence to the contrary. She is touting WV as a “crucial turning point”, which I don’t see.

Obama, who didn’t campaign much in WV knowing that it was expected heavily for Clinton, is in Missouri tonight, expectedly with an eye on the general election campaign. I think his campaign has now officially switched over to general campaign mode, which in all fairness, I think is the right thing to do. Even though Clinton is still fighting in this race, the chances of her making that kind of comeback is slim to none for sure.

So, I will be keeping an eye on things tonight and see if we pick up any news out of the WV primary. The media pundits love to mull over the exit poll results, which I am sure they will do again heavily tonight. It should be interesting to hear Sen. Clinton give her speech tonight, should she win by the margins that she is expected to.

I’ll be back in just a little while to provide some further opinion on the WV primary.