‘VEXIT’ movement reignites as red state invites disenfranchised Virginians to ‘Best Virginia’
West Virginia leaders renewed calls for like-minded Virginians to join their neighbors across the Allegheny Front after voters approved a Democratic Party-favored 10-1 congressional map on Tuesday.West Virginia’s 55 counties...
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West Virginia leaders renewed calls for like-minded Virginians to join their neighbors across the Allegheny Front after voters approved a Democratic Party-favored 10-1 congressional map on Tuesday. West Virginia’s 55 counties seceded from then-Confederate Virginia in June 1863 to remain with the United States. Since then, there have been varied calls for those in the old Commonwealth who believe they’ve lost their political voice to discover redder pastures. West Virginia state Sen. Chris Rose, R-Morgantown, announced his "VEXIT" movement — a portmanteau of Virginia and British conservatives’ "BREXIT" bid — is inviting "every true Virginian to take those country roads home to Best Virginia." Rose said it is west of Richmond where "your Appalachian heritage, values, and freedom are still honored and protected." LAWMAKERS REVIVE MAJOR, CENTURY-OLD OFFER TO VIRGINIANS AS SPANBERGER, JONES SET TO TAKE OFFICE In a statement, Rose said he watched " the swamp score another victory" on Tuesday as a "YES" vote passed to redistrict Virginia in favor of Fairfax County and the Richmond-Petersburg metro area. Posting an image of the "Appeal to Heaven" flag to social media as used by then-Gen. George Washington during the Revolutionary War, Rose invited disaffected Virginians to consider becoming Mountaineers. Much of what is now West Virginia abhorred or did not utilize slavery, and abolitionist John Brown famously led a raid against the federal armory in Jefferson County in what became the easternmost point in the Mountain State, hoping to spur a slave revolt. Brown was ultimately hanged for treason in Charles Town in 1859, while the 1863 secession passed in the then-capital of Wheeling. Today, the two Virginias’ differences are largely based on urban-vs.-rural geopolitical divides and issues such as gun control and taxation. VIRGINIA DEMS FLIP ON GERRYMANDERING, BLAME TRUMP FOR REDISTRICTING REVERSAL When asked, West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey told Fox News Digital he is…