Because they elected Al Jolson governor.
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Once you go west, you never go back.
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Only hypothesizing, but W. Virginia maybe avoided reconstruction by not reassembling
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they didn't want to share their Mountain Mamas
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Because the Republicans wanted two extra senators
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West Virginians had long felt marginalized and the Civil War was their opportunity for political say. Since they were on the winning side, they got to keep that independence.
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It's a Commonwealth, i.e. not a real State
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Time warp
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