How West Virginia has turned to a GOP stronghold?

[H. Ross Peron]

Declining turnout-I recall seeing in a chart that West Virginia had the biggest turnout decline of state in the Union. For reference see this article: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/22/opinion/sunday/who-turned-my-blue-state-red.html?_r=0

[H. Ross Peron]

Declining turnout-I recall seeing in a chart that West Virginia had the biggest turnout decline of state in the Union. For reference see this article: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/22/opinion/sunday/who-turned-my-blue-state-red.html?_r=0

blargahaha blargaga blarha turnout blah blah blah


Im starting to get sick of hearing this word.


Complaining about turnout as why democrats didnt win is not just overused but absurd.

Care to actually explain?

[H. Ross Peron]

Declining turnout-I recall seeing in a chart that West Virginia had the biggest turnout decline of state in the Union. For reference see this article: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/22/opinion/sunday/who-turned-my-blue-state-red.html?_r=0

blargahaha blargaga blarha turnout blah blah blah


Im starting to get sick of hearing this word.


Complaining about turnout as why democrats didnt win is not just overused but absurd.

Care to actually explain?

Obama's approval in the state is an average of 33.5% against a 62% disapproval.

Obama got 35.45% of votes in the state in 2012.


The idea that any state can be won if only there was higher turnout!!! is stupid considering that Obama has a 62% disapproval in the state. 

I don't think anyone's saying West Virginia would be Democratic solely by virtue of higher turnout but the party would immeasurably be strengthened by it-I doubt Obama would have won it in 2012 but we'd see Democrats like Nick Rahall still in office. Keep in mind that the poorest voters are probably the least likely to be polled or to respond to them and that they may very well simply disapprove of Obama in the "plague on both your houses" sense or because of lack of political engagement.