West Virginia
Democrats Hold Edge Over GOP for Average Years of Service in U.S. House
Despite 30 percent of its caucus elected since 2006, Democrats have served almost 1 more year per member on average than Republicans
Read MoreBrown Victory in Massachusetts Would End 3rd Longest GOP U.S. Senate Drought in Nation
Only West Virginia and Hawaii have gone more years without electing a Republican to a U.S. Senate seat
Read MoreMinnesota Has 2nd Largest Increase in Prison Population in the Nation This Decade
Only West Virginia saw its state and federal prison population increase at a higher rate from 2000-2008
Read MoreThe Numbers: West Virginia, Kentucky, Oregon and Beyond
While there has been no doubt for more than a month that Barack Obama would win the pledged delegate count in the race for the Democratic nomination, a higher than projected turnout in West Virginia’s primary padded Hillary Clinton’s victory…
Read MoreLive Blog: West Virginia Primary
6:30 p.m. CNN characterizes Hillary Clinton will win West Virginia by “a wide margin.” MSNBC states exit polls show Clinton will win by a 2:1 margin. Clinton now has won 17 states, plus Florida, Michigan, and American Samoa. 6:36 p.m….
Read MoreWest Virginia Primary Results Live Blog Tonight
Smart Politics will blog live Tuesday night as the primary results from West Virginia come in. Some questions Smart Politics will track tonight in measuring the impact of Clinton’s expected big victory: What is the voter turnout? Will a large…
Read MoreWest Virginia Update: Clinton to Net 100,000 Votes?
A new poll released today by Suffolk University still finds Hillary Clinton flirting with a 40-point blowout victory in the West Virginia primary. The survey of 600 likely voters gives Clinton a 60 percent to 24 percent advantage over Barack…
Read MoreWill West Virignia and Kentucky Make A Difference for Clinton?
Those who have been reading Smart Politics during the past two months should not have been surprised that Hillary Clinton both won the Indiana primary on Tuesday night and also decided to continue her campaign the next day, despite strong…
Read MoreWest Virginia Caucus live blog (GOP)
1:40 p.m. Mike Huckabee has won the West Virginia caucus, collecting 18 delegates, after narrowly defeating Mitt Romney: Huckabee = 567 (52%) Romney = 521 (47%) McCain = 12 (1%) This is a big blow to the Romney campaign who…
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