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flagrante delicto's avatar

I don't see how your thesis aligns with the vast majority of West Virginians voting bright red for Trump. Maybe I missed something.

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Maggie's avatar

WV is Christian conservative populist land.

Up until I think 2004, it was blue blue blue because of the solid support for unions. Populist economics. (Manchin being a relic of this era, a Democratic governor before the flip.

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