Author: Chris Jones, P. Nick Curran, Akela Lacy

Parkersburg, West Virginia. Photo: P. Nick Curren/100 Days in Appalachia
Parkersburg, West Virginia. Photo: P. Nick Curren/100 Days in Appalachia

What Drove a West Virginia Democrat to Storm the Capitol on January 6?

Four years after being elected to the Parkersburg City Council with help from progressives, Eric Barber was all in for Trump. Co-published with The Intercept. Eric Barber was elected as a Democrat to the Parkersburg City Council in West Virginia in 2016. Local progressives supported his campaign, and once in office, […]

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