Yeah, before the Reagan Revolution maybe. And maybe Clinton won the state in both elections he was. So? It might be a tossup, but if you can come up with a good reason that WV will trend more Democrat again in the future, Id be happy to hear it
And before you tell me, I know they have(or had) a Dem governor and current legislature, but NC is proof that presidential results don;'t match up with how things are at the state level(this election being an exception, of course.
I believe the right Democrat can carry West Virginia. Obama and Kerry aren't the right Democrats for WV. However, I'm far from an expert on West Virginia. Al is the WV expert.
I do know, however, that the West Virginia Republican Party is a joke.