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mvd

(65,938 posts) Sat May 19, 2012, 02:57 PM May 2012

Why does West Virginia skew so anti-Obama? [View all]

Note: I'm not lumping all WVa. residents in. I'm just wondering why it is one of the most anti-Obama states overall. Even more than many southern states. I know a good many Democrats live there. Is it because they mistakenly think President Obama is out to gut their coal industry?

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Why does West Virginia skew so anti-Obama? [View all] mvd May 2012 OP

racism and coal. cali May 2012 #1

That's not the whole story Warpy May 2012 #3

That's the irony - West Virginia exists because it was the pro-Union part of Virginia hatrack May 2012 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author arely staircase May 2012 #11

We have two Democratic senators and a Democratic governor in WV tabasco May 2012 #21

Really bizarre post RZM May 2012 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author arely staircase May 2012 #23

The land was not generally suitable for plantations; they had no slaves because they were poor carolinayellowdog May 2012 #24

the number of w. virginians fighting on either side was low, and about equally union and confederate arely staircase May 2012 #26

But the accusation was against the anti-slavery Unionists specifically carolinayellowdog May 2012 #28

ok. it is much more complicated than i put it and i apolgize for any offense arely staircase May 2012 #34

I was thinking that. It seems like they used.. mvd May 2012 #5

So why are West Virginians racists? Nye Bevan May 2012 #15

Racism n/t jaysunb May 2012 #2

they enjoy bad water mitchtv May 2012 #4

My guess is that people in West Virginia perceive that Obama has not dealt with issues that Tony_FLADEM May 2012 #6

So they are self-centered? treestar May 2012 #16

It's not that they are self-centered Tony_FLADEM May 2012 #17

It has more to do with Obama's race than anything else Son of Gob May 2012 #19

Jobs. NYC_SKP May 2012 #7

My family comes from West Virginia exboyfil May 2012 #8

Thay have formed an impression that Obama is black. cthulu2016 May 2012 #10

Lack of black voters to balance the right-wing whites carolinayellowdog May 2012 #12

This is probably the elephant in the room in conjunction with coal being king. TheKentuckian May 2012 #20

Post removed Post removed May 2012 #13

He ran over West Virginia's dog kenny blankenship May 2012 #14

This video explains a lot Son of Gob May 2012 #18

wow! nt ecstatic May 2012 #31

It also coincides with the Bible Belt... kentuck May 2012 #25

Interesting replies - thanks mvd May 2012 #27

And you spoke to soon. The Midway Rebel May 2012 #30

Inbreeding nt Taverner May 2012 #29

Interesting examples of DU standards in this thread. Nye Bevan May 2012 #32

I grew up in WVa... still have family and friends there. And I can tell you, the rumors are all... phleshdef May 2012 #33