West Virginia Political Quiz

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Okay, I'll bite for a few.

2: Manchin is Class 1, Rockefeller is Class 2

3: Manchin in 2010 was probably the closest, and I think Bryd's 2000 win was the biggest

4: I think Revercomb was the last R senator, since he lost his seat in a general instead of a special election.

5: 6 in the house, 50 and a half in the Senate

7: '77-'85

8: False, I think Rhode Island was his (2nd) best state

9: I'll guess 55-30 Democratic

10:Revecomb and Randolph, respectively

11: False--Bush Sr lost it both times (and Ford never won it)

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2: Correct

3: Correct. 2010 was the closest at Manchin +10.; 2000 was the most lopsided at Byrd +58.

4: Correct.

5: Correct.

7: Correct

8: Actually, its true. Carter got 47.6% in RI but 49.8% in WV.

9: Pretty close. Last I checked, it was about 56-28 Democratic.

10: Correct

11: It is false, but not for that reason.

for 8:  I thought you ment margin rather than total.  I think he won by a bigger margin in RI (where Anderson did well) than in WV (where he didn't).

11:  I missed the "Democratic" part.  Though those two are the only Republicans who didn't win it at least once.

Though I'm curious who didn't--Wilson did in 1912, FDR won it every time, Truman won it in '48, Kennedy won it in '60, Johnson in '64, Carter in '76, and Clinton won it both times.  In fact, Wilson is the only 20th century Democratic president to lose WV even once, in 1916.  Or am i missing someone?