West Virginia’s Political Pause: Why 2025 Is the Calm Before the Storm
Imagine a football stadium during halftime—the crowd’s buzz fades, players catch their breath, and the scoreboard resets. That’s West Virginia in 2025: no statewide elections, no campaign ads clogging your TV, just a rare moment of political quiet before the 2026 midterms turn the volume back up to eleven.
If you’re a political junkie, a policy wonk, or just a West Virginian tired of yard signs and attack ads, 2025 might feel like a breath of fresh Appalachian air. But don’t get too comfortable. This “off-year” is less about inaction and more about strategy, preparation, and the slow simmer of issues that will boil over in 2026. So, what’s really happening behind the scenes? And why should you care?
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