Live updates: Kevin McCarthy removed as House speaker
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  • givesomefucks@lemmy.world
    English
    174·
    9 months ago

    from an otherwise red state

    Not really, his voters overwhelmingly support progressive policies.

    It’s just no progressive has a chance in the primary with the party blocking all of Manchin’s primary opponents.

    It has been on a downswing lately tho. 2016 there was more D than R voters, and 2021 it got tied up.

    I do t know why everyone acts like all these “red states” are worth writing off, it really wouldn’t be hard if we actually tried for them.

    • jscummy@sh.itjust.works
      82·
      9 months ago

      I don’t know where you’re getting there being more D than R voters in WV. The last two presidential elections went to Trump by 40 points

    • SCB@lemmy.world
      33·
      9 months ago

      Manchin is a senator, which means the election is state-wide, and West Virginia is a deeply red state.

      A Progressive candidate has 0 chance in West Virginia and any claim otherwise is quite simply wishful thinking.

      Let’s leave the Bernie Math in 2016