Two words why Republicans are winning in West Virginia, “Coal Mines.”
Spend a lot of time in SW VA and frequently visit WV. Loss of coal has gutted the economy, especially the local machine shops that repaired equipment. Gun rights is another big issue in WV. Tourism is growing but not enough to take up the economic loss of coal. I fail to see the logic that our not burning coal is required but other countries are free to do so, like their air emissions have no effect. EPA needs to be more reasonable in their actions and Congress needs to either reign them in or dissolve them.