W.Va.: Open for Presidents, an Early Primary Here Would Serve Democrats and the State Well

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IN 1999, political strategist Karl Rove reviewed the situation and came to the stunning conclusion that West Virginia was ripe for the taking by Republicans in the 2000 presidential race.

Rove's calculation came despite the fact that no non-incumbent Republican had taken the state since 1928. Rove's calculation came despite the fact that Robert Byrd would likely sweep all 55 counties on his way to an eighth term in the Senate. Rove's calculation came despite the fact that Democrats had won the state by 14 percent in 1996.

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W.Va.: Open for Presidents, an Early Primary Here Would Serve Democrats and the State Well

But Rove proved correct. George W. Bush campaigned long and hard in West Virgini...

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