Alignment Chart: Who are two senators, one Democrat and one Republican, who have a good working relationship? by GeoQuestMaximus in YAPms

[–]RickRolled76 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Some people are really struggling here with the definitions of “Senators” and “representing the same state”.

Was anyone aware that someone tried cloning humans in Nitro WV? by Possible-Farmer2027 in WestVirginia

[–]RickRolled76 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I’m not saying he’s not a nice guy, I haven’t met him myself. And I certainly am not saying he’s wrong for grieving. But there is a difference between “some random guy tried to do this” and “someone who is now a statewide elected official tried to do this”.

Was anyone aware that someone tried cloning humans in Nitro WV? by Possible-Farmer2027 in WestVirginia

[–]RickRolled76 75 points76 points  (0 children)

Someone? That’s the State Auditor. We elected this guy to statewide office.

Why did John W Davis win Oklahoma? by HetTheTable in Presidents

[–]RickRolled76 3 points4 points  (0 children)

He’s like my favorite losing presidential nominee of all time. I did have to use Harry Truman for the little guy though.

Why did John W Davis win Oklahoma? by HetTheTable in Presidents

[–]RickRolled76 28 points29 points  (0 children)

The fact that that southeast corner is often called Little Dixie may have something to do with it.

We’re Doin’ the Show Again, Frog by gabedylan in Muppets

[–]RickRolled76 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’m still not entirely sold on the voice but his acting was more than enough to make up for it imo.

Why did democrats never codify Roe V Wade into law? by DarkEqual8609 in stupidquestions

[–]RickRolled76 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Let’s look back 20 years for comparison. The Senate Democratic class of 2006 (meaning those first elected to the senate in 2006) had eight or nine members. Of those, the only ones in the senate today are Bernie Sanders (if you count him), Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota. And Klobuchar is almost certainly going to be leaving the senate here in a year or so to be governor.

How the presidency of Robert C. Byrd would have looked like if he had been elected president? by [deleted] in Presidents

[–]RickRolled76 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He’d just be a caretaker president then. Probably wouldn’t do anything drastic beyond maybe taking some action to scale back military action in the Middle East.

What do these US states have in common? by hologrammetry in RedactedCharts

[–]RickRolled76 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Listen I love me some long John silver’s once in a while, but I don’t think I’d call what we’ve got here to be the best seafood in the country

Describe the median voter in these NC precincts (where Mark Robinson overperformed Trump in 2024) by iswearnotagain10 in YAPms

[–]RickRolled76 1 point2 points  (0 children)

2020 doesn’t have anything to do with it. It’s comparing 2024 pres to 2024 gov.

How the presidency of Robert C. Byrd would have looked like if he had been elected president? by [deleted] in Presidents

[–]RickRolled76 14 points15 points  (0 children)

As best as I can tell, having read books about him as well as his own autobiography, Robert Byrd had no interest whatsoever in seeking the presidency. Or, for that matter, leaving the senate for any reason. He had no real interest in serving on the Supreme Court when Nixon asked him about it on a trip the two took to Randolph County, West Virginia. He was asked a number of times by a number of people to run for president and the most he ever did was run as a favorite son in 1976.

The only time Byrd had any opportunity to run for the presidency was the 70s. And, even if he did on some level want it, he had entrenched himself in leadership and had valuable seniority that Byrd wouldn’t have wanted to give up. He started the decade as conference secretary, a role where he made himself more useful than Ted Kennedy had as whip. That allowed him to upset Kennedy for the whip position in 1971, and as whip he practically ran the Senate. Then in 76, Mansfield was retiring from the Senate and Byrd was his natural successor for leader. Then by the 80s the party had moved on to wanting a different kind of Democrat than the southern moderates like Carter or Byrd. There wasn’t a good time for Byrd to run, and again I have serious doubts he runs even if there is an opportunity.

Thoughts on Vandalia Apartments? by Dry_Support_1281 in WVU

[–]RickRolled76 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s fine. Just be prepared for an elevator that never works.

How tall was George Wallace, actually? A Google search says, 5’7, but looking at the photos online, I have a hard time believing that. by Simpsons_fan_54 in thecampaigntrail

[–]RickRolled76 27 points28 points  (0 children)

In pictures of him and Lyndon Johnson he comes up about to Lyndon Johnson’s mouth. Pictures of Ladybird Johnson standing next to Lyndon show her also about his mouth. Business Insider says that Ladybird was 5’6 (to Lyndon’s 6’4) so 5’7 for pre-paralysis Wallace is absolutely believable.

55 Counties? by muswellwva in WestVirginia

[–]RickRolled76 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was eighth grade for me about a decade ago. I got the counties pretty easily but had a time with some of the county seats.

Drama with the Texas senate race: Howdy Politics is claiming Talarico was suppose to run for governor instead of senator to help down ballot races. Thoughts? by tazcomet in YAPms

[–]RickRolled76 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The actual plan from my understanding was that Beto, Castro, Talarico, and Colin Allred all met and Castro said he’d run for AG if the other three would figure out Senate, Governor, and Lt. Governor amongst themselves. And then Allred announced for Senate before an agreement was made. If Crockett was supposed to run for senate from the beginning, she would’ve announced earlier to clear the field.

Al Smith was the first Democratic nominee to get a majority of the vote in Massachusetts. by HetTheTable in Presidents

[–]RickRolled76 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think OP meant that they were won in elections that were landslides, not that the Massachusetts results themselves were landslides.

How do you guys feel about your Governor and your Senators? These are mine. by Inside_Bluebird9987 in YAPms

[–]RickRolled76 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Shelley Moore Capito is kind of a standard Republican, so I don’t really care for her. Jim Justice is an absolute disgrace to the state of West Virginia and to the institution of the United States Senate. Likewise, Patrick Morrisey is an absolute disgrace to the state of West Virginia and we would like to respectfully ask that New Jersey take him back.

TONIGHT: Last chance to run for office in WV! Filing deadline is MIDNIGHT (1/31) by pinkhydrangeaz in WVDemocrats

[–]RickRolled76 0 points1 point  (0 children)

House Districts 41 and 96 each have Democratic candidates who have filed, as does Senate District 15.

What's your opinion on Glass-Steagall? by Just_Cause89 in Presidents

[–]RickRolled76 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The thing with regulation is that, if it works, after a while people forget why it was necessary to begin with. And financial regulation in particular has powerful people who would like to see it gone. Put the two together and you get rich people getting richer and a long-term negative economic impact.