Data from the most recent WV MetroNews West Virginia poll, presented during this year’s state Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting and Business Summit, contained “a warning sign … for political leadership in the state.”

Despite the incessant dive by too many elected officials for the cheapest possible political points, most West Virginians (73% of those registered voters who were polled) are more worried about economic development and jobs than social issues.

“By a clear majority, nearly three-fourths … said the Legislature should be focusing on economic development issues more than social issues,” said Rex Repass, the chief consultant for Research America. “That is the way West Virginians see it. They understand and have points of view and attitudes about the social issues of the day, but

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