West Virginia 2000

[WalterMitty]

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.

they didnt completely write off wv.

they were hoping advertising 'rim-shots' from the pittsburgh market and ohio markets would help them in wv, while saving them money.

[WalterMitty]

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.

Except Kerry actually held the lead in WV for awhile in 2004 and Bush never led in Maine that year.

republicans were hopeful up until october or so that theyd win one ev in maine.  there was some kind of gun question on the ballot that the republicans (wrongly) assumed would help bush in the rural parts of the state.