Could Bernie have won WV against someone besides Trump?

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There was a PPP poll that showed Cruz and Sanders tied in WV, but I doubt it. It would have been much closer, though.

Says more I think about Cruz. LOL.

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Could Trump have won VT against someone besides Hillary?

Absolutely not. Vermont used to be a ruby-red Republican state, but it is well-nigh un-winnable for the GOP now for two principal reasons, viz., (1) the converse of Reagan's take on leaving the Democratic Party for the Republican party¹ and (2) a steady influx of left-of-center (and then some) voters from other Northeastern states.

It may well change again in the future, but both the GOP and Vermont would also have to change in some not insignificant ways.

1. "I didn't leave the Democratic Party. The party left me.'' -Ronald Reagan