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Buying the Mountain State: The Out-of-State Money Machine Remaking West Virginia's GOP

A sitting governor is using a PAC funded almost entirely by out-of-state billionaires to primary his own Republican colleagues. Voters deserve to ask: whose legislature would this actually be?

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The West Virginia Wasp
May 01, 2026
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West Virginia has never been for sale at retail prices. The state’s small population, modest media market, and relatively low campaign costs have long made it an attractive proving ground for outside…

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