Reminder that WV was a reliably blue state for decades, even after it was abandoned by the Dems and deindustrialized. It was only in the 90s that it started shifting red
The historical phenomenon, as with all things, is more complicated, but the long and short of it is basically yes. The democrats betray on union labor gutted the only real social formation in these regions that pushed back against the right.
Reminder that WV was a reliably blue state for decades, even after it was abandoned by the Dems and deindustrialized. It was only in the 90s that it started shifting red
The most rock solid blue state in the union, and the democrats fucked it all up and now blame it on the people they screwed over.
Democrats can't fail only be failed as the saying goes
what exactly happened there? Im guessing union destruction but I dont know the story
The historical phenomenon, as with all things, is more complicated, but the long and short of it is basically yes. The democrats betray on union labor gutted the only real social formation in these regions that pushed back against the right.