New West Virginia poll to be released tomorrow

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Just to correct a very common error; the coal industry in West Virginia now only employs a small fraction of the numbers it used to (I think it's less than 5% of the workforce now). Treat that fact in whatever way you feel like, etc.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

West Virginian miners =/= European (UK to be specific) coal miners

The issue isn't 'miners' because there aren't many left.

Anyways, let's at least try to avoid exceptionalism. The reality is more interesting.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

I refuse to believe that McGraw might be re-elected by more than a 1% margin. That would not be traditional.

With regards to the final one, the newspaper that commissioned the poll does have a bit of a record at trying to get Capito to actually run for higher office; they ran some dubious polls showing her close to Byrd back in 2005 for example.

Who are 'R.L. Repass & Inc' anyway?