And the Dem Wins It

Acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin (D-WV)
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And the AP has called the West Virginia Governor’s race for Tomblin (D). Historically, West Virginia has been such a Democratic state that at one level it’s no surprise. But at the national level, West Virginia has become a strongly Republican state in the last decade. And Republicans made a big push to take this race with carpet-bombing anti-Obama campaign ads. But it didn’t work.

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