A way to tell when realignment has kind of completed is when an ancestrally Democratic state's elasticity begins to look normal instead of being extremely high.
And aside from Joe Manchin, that's exactly what we get in West Virginia. This state is Republican, through and through
And aside from Joe Manchin, that's exactly what we get in West Virginia. This state is Republican, through and through
Manchin is the last holdover for WV Dems. There's absolutely nothing left for them here after he's gone. There just aren't many votes left out there.
The good news is that realignment has completed, essentially, and this is their floor. Now comes rebuilding, fueled by DC exurbs.
The good news is that realignment has completed, essentially, and this is their floor. Now comes rebuilding, fueled by DC exurbs.
preemptively asking you to chill with the "yOu CaN'T jUsT iGnoRe JoE mAnChiN" takes please, you absolutely literally cannot replicate his success there, whether you run a Bernie candidate (Swearengin) or a conservative Democrat (John Perdue lost in 2020!).
Looking at the state partisanship from 2016 president, 2020 governor, 2020 president, and 2020 senate is far more instructive on the (lack of) ticket-splitting that exists here and the extent of the realignment in these areas.
Democrats looking at WV for another blue Senate seat in 2024 may borrow a line from Star Wars:
"I want to come with you to the new state of Douglass Commonwealth. There's nothing for me here now".
It will take 20+ years for WV to go blue again.
"I want to come with you to the new state of Douglass Commonwealth. There's nothing for me here now".
It will take 20+ years for WV to go blue again.
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