04-06-2023, 04:48 PM
(04-06-2023, 02:42 PM)Synric Wrote: But does voting for one candidate make a state Liberal or Conservative or even Blue or Red? West Virginia votes overwhelmingly Blue (state and federal) besides the last two presidential elections where its been Trump.
It's a fair question to ask and a difficult one to answer. Governorship is probably better and more pertinent. West Virginia is an interesting case, though. For instance, WV has a Republican governor, but he was a Democrat originally. He switched. They have voted Republican federally for eight years. They have a conservative Supreme Court majority. Both representatives in the House are Republican. In the West Virginia State Senate, 31 of 34 members are Republican. So, Republican presidential vote, governor, Supreme Court, Representatives and state senate. That looks like a political switch to me.
