Democrats Look to Maintain in the Mountain State
While West Virginia is no longer a Democratic slam dunk in national elections, the state has been friendly to home-grown Democrats over the years More »
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Patrick Ottenhoff has been writing The Electoral Map blog since 2007. A former staff writer for National Journal Group and project manager at New Media Strategies, he now attends Georgetown's McDonough School of Business. More
While West Virginia is no longer a Democratic slam dunk in national elections, the state has been friendly to home-grown Democrats over the years More »
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