West Virginia

WV-03-- the southern third of West Virginia-- had two populist landslides in 2016. First Bernie beat Hillary by over 20 points and, in many counties, Bernie got more votes than Trump did on the same day in the GOP primary. Then, in the general, the 3rd was Trump's biggest district in the state. He beat Hillary by a shocking 72.5% to 23.3%. The PVI of West Virginia is R+19. The PVI of WV-03 is R+23. But this cycle a Democratic state senator, Richard Ojeda, is leading in many polls. Huh? Yeah.

Missing associates, appropriate process and West Virginia 'Fallout' + this day in history w/the arrest of Captain William Morgan and our song of the day by Tobacco on your Morning Monarchy for September 11, 2018.

West Virginia's first congressional district, the northern third of the state, gave Obama a respectable 41.5% of its vote in 2008. In 2016, the voters there were fed up and smart enough to figure out the status quo wasn't working for them. In the primary they turned overwhelmingly to someone offering to break with the status quo: Bernie Sanders.

Derailed investigations, killing Roseanne and a dying machine + this day in history w/Jack The Ripper's first victim and our song of the day by Muse on your Morning Monarchy for August 31, 2018.

Unlimited wildfires, doctor's orders and the rise of the super snake + this day in history w/the Chicano Moratorium and our song of the day by Brett Dennen on your Morning Monarchy for August 29, 2018.

Going private, supervising content and losing rovers + this day in history w/the Santa Fe Pueblo Revolt and our song of the day by Low on your Morning Monarchy for August 21, 2018.

Compound raids, armed security and failed attacks + this day in history w/the arrest of King Louis XVI and our song of the day by Trevor Moore on your Morning Monarchy for August 13, 2018.

Five justices sit on the state Supreme Court in West Virginia.  One of the judges, Menis Ketchum, retired a few weeks ago and will plead guilty to federal corruption charges while the remaining four judges have had articles of impeachment drafted against them.  [...]

Don Blankenship coulda been a contender. Despite having been in prison, he was on track to win the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate until Trump gave him the big thumbs down. By the May 8 primary he came in a distant third:

Ojeda and ManchinWV-03-- the southern third of West Virginia-- had two populist landslides in 2016. First Bernie beat Hillary by over 20 points and, in many counties got more votes than Trump did on the same day in the GOP primary. Then, in the general, the 3rd was Trump's biggest district in the state. He beat Hillary by a shocking 72.5% to 23.3%. The PVI of West Virginia is R+19. The PVI of WV-03 is R+23.