Is there any reason why the VPP has fallen into irrelevance lately as Republicans expand their margins there? Any change in policy or rhetoric to produce national margins among WWC voters?
Which places are you referring to in Republicans expanding their margins?
Generally rural areas and whatever mess happened in the Gubernatorial election.
In the State Senate, Republicans only won a seat, and it was one where the Democrat incumbent ran as an independent as he missed the filling deadline and ran as an Independent, splitting the vote (such an accident may have been on purpose, he had an opponent in primary and a story for controversial comments, the most recent being proposing banning the use of cell phones by people under the age of 21).