KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: George W. Bush won the state of West Virginia, but electors there are not legally bound by the popular vote. In fact, 12 years ago a renegade West Virginia elector switched her vote to prove that point. CNN's Bob Franken joins us now from Charleston, West Virginia. Any renegades this time around, Bob?</s>BOB FRANKEN, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Let me tell you, Margaret Leach in 1988 was the one who was the faithless elector who decided to make the point that West Virginia had no law against it. She voted for Lloyd Bentsen for president and Michael Dukakis for vice president just to make that point. That will not happen this time. This is going to be the state that will be electing its first Republican non-incumbent to the presidency since 1928 when the state elected Herbert Hoover. There have been some second-term elections here: Richard Nixon, Dwight Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, but this is the first time since 1928 before the Depression since this state has elected a non-incumbent. Now, in answer to your question, should we expect some faithless elector to suddenly jump ship? Do not bet on it. The Republicans are very, very nervous about this.</s>FRANKEN: Interesting question. As a matter of fact, she went on, according to one of the people who we've talked to about this, to have her, quote, "15 minutes." But then she also went on to get into politics. And she is to this day a Democratic member of the House of Delegates in West Virginia. So her little statement has, in fact, resulted in a political work -- career.</s>PHILLIPS: All right, very interesting. Bob Franken, thank you very much.
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