The “Blue Wave” that broke in some midterm races around the country hit a “Red Wall” in the Ohio Valley, and while the Democrats will take control of the House in Washington, the partisan makeup of the Congressional delegations for Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia remains unchanged. In the region’s […]
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The early results of the 2018 midterm elections are in, and while not every race has been finalized, results so far confirm the predictions of many pollsters. At the national level, Democrats were able to take back the House while sustaining loses in the Senate. But the “blue wave” that […]
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As part of a partnership with Morgan State University’s Institute for Social Justice, students in the West Virginia University Reed College of Media have spent the semester working on stories about first time candidates, first time voters and first time political activists in the state ahead of the 2018 midterm elections. Below […]
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West Virginians don’t vote for women. Democratic candidate in West Virginia’s 1st Congressional District Kendra Fershee says that’s what a man told her on the campaign trail before the primary election in May of this year. “[He] encouraged me to drop out of the race because I’m a woman, said […]
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Did Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., say he wanted to “beat the living crap out of” his Republican opponent during a debate with his Republican opponent, Republican Patrick Morrisey? The West Virginia Republican Party says so. On Nov. 3, the West Virginia Republican Party tweeted, “What did Joe Manchin say about civility? […]
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This story was originally published by Who.What.Why. Georgia is one of only eight states in the country where people are asked their race or ethnicity on voter registration forms. The other states are: Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Most of these states have a documented […]
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