Antonio the Sixth
Antonio V
Atlas Institution
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Political Matrix E: -7.87, S: -3.83
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« on: August 10, 2014, 07:02:37 AM » |
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It was bound to happen at some point. West Virginia, and Appalachia in general, had been trending rightward for a while due to the increasing salience of cultural issues, the decline of labor activism, and the Democrat's neoliberal turn. The retirement of a folksy popular incumbent President and his replacement by an aloof and uncharismatic candidate provided the perfect storm.
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