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Kevin McCarthy is ousted as House speaker in a historic vote pushed by conservatives
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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.
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
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
Ugh I'm not gonna try like a little fuckwit