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January 11, 2013
Liberal Jay Rockefeller to Finally Retire in 2014, Creating Opening for Conservative Win in West Virginia
West Virginia's a bit odd. They vote Republican in presidential elections but in the last two major statewide races they picked the so-called "conservative Democrat" in both. Like many of the Great Plains states, their conservatism seems to be mostly social -- they seem to like some government intervention in economic affairs -- so any Democrat that calls himself pro-2nd Amendment and pro-life can win.
And then do things like vote for ObamaCare and taxpayer support of abortion and gun control and etc. And like the voters never seem to notice this pattern, but just vote for the next Democrat calling himself pro-2nd Amendment and pro-life.
But hope springs eternal.