The Gore campaign didn't make a proper effort in the state right until the end.
Not true; they never made a proper effort there. Mind you, turned out that that was better than make a half-hearted effort before staging a big, arrogrant "F*** YOU!" pullout from the state, like a certain candidate did four years later.
I'm not bitter you understand. Not at all. Honest.
Why the hell did Kerry pull out anyway? I had him winning WV up until a few weeks before the election.
It was a long shot with only 5 Electoral Votes. Better to focus on Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Florida.
I'm just wondering why they allowed it to become a longshot.
I may as well ask you why you've let Maine, formerly a Republican stronghold, become a longshot. Both parties have obviously drifted over the years, changing the location of their bases. In WV, I would point to a decline in union jobs and the religious push from Republicans.
