It’s 6 PM EST on February 28, 2024 and this is what is at the top of the Twitter page of the leading Republican candidates for WV governor:

Communists teaching in West Virginia colleges -- Chris Miller

🚨New #MillerforGov TV ad, “Communist”🚨

It’s not just Harvard. Marxist and Communist professors have infiltrated our state universities.

I’m pushing back.

✅ Ban Critical Race Theory
✅ Require K-12 schools to teach patriotism from a young age.

America is the greatest… pic.twitter.com/vjnsyIi1be

— Chris Miller (@chrismillergov) February 27, 2024

Communists? And critical race theory, too? Chris, you may need to update your grievances – these are getting very dated.

Not allowing WV cities to become sanctuary cities – Moore Capito

California’s that way!

Watch my first TV Ad “Stop Sign”. Banning sanctuary cities in West Virginia is a key part of making West Virginia the safest state in America. pic.twitter.com/ThOJ48dzoN

— Moore Capito (@MooreCapitoWV) February 28, 2024

Really? Which WV city is considering this? Is this really an issue?

Stealing ideas from a European fascist via a bitcoin entrepreneur

Patrick Morrisey reposted this:

The Prime Minister of Hungary has given women a lifetime 0% personal income tax exemption if they give birth to and raise at least 4 children.

That is a very quick way to incentivize a nation to have more children.

(h/t @Geiger_Capital) pic.twitter.com/yK6YoRY5JK

— Pomp 🌪 (@APompliano) February 25, 2024

Is this where you get your ideas, Patrick? From Viktor Orban? (Given Morrisey’s total allegiance to Trump, that may not be all that surprising?)

Still using a month-old post that was questionably published on the WV Secretary of State’s page – Mac Warner

https://t.co/DyOPh8Rl9C

— macwarner (@macwarner4gov) January 30, 2024

Just a hunch -- Warner may have realized that he’s not likely to get the Republican nomination.

Sadly, one of these will likely be West Virginia's next governor.