The Wheeling Alternative
Mooney's poll isn’t a poll, it is a type of political telemarketing called a "push poll"
So why then are Ogden newspapers giving space to it?
Push polls
The American Association for Public Opinion Research explains what a push poll is:
AAPOR defines a "push poll" as a form of negative campaigning that is disguised as a political poll. “Push polls” are actually political telemarketing -- telephone calls disguised as research that aim to persuade . . .
Political odds and ends
West Virginia politics and Trump World
The WV2 congressional district race adds a few more Republicans
Local WV State Senator Ryan Weld:
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT - Monday about the future of West Virginia. I’m looking forward to sharing with you my plans to continue the work already started by standing up for West Virginia and fighting back against the out-of-touch . . .
What has West Virginia’s governor, Jim Justice, been doing lately?
The Governor has had his wages garnished:
A bank has taken legal action to garnish the wages of Gov. Jim Justice in order to pay off an $850,000 civil judgment against one of his coal interests. https://t.co/ZThPJ27QiW
— Charleston Gazette-Mail (@wvgazettemail) March 28, 2023
What climate change? Last week, Justice rejected “ . . .
With ONLY 15 months left until the WV primary, the Republican race for the U.S. Senate nomination is heating up
Alex Mooney is already attacking Jim Justice and WV media, remembering the income generated from the McKinley-Mooney contest, want to know “when will the attack ads begin?”
Earlier today, from Alex Mooney:
Big RINO Jim Justice can’t win a truly contested Republican primary. He’s a big supporter of Biden’s $1.2 trillion non-infrastructure bill and proposed the largest tax increase in the history of WV.
— Alex . . .
West Virginia Republicans are conservative and don’t want Big RINO Jim. pic.twitter.com/TBZnxcvigA
A look at Govenor Justice's tax plan for West Virginia
“Massive growth” says Governor Jim Justice:
Eliminating the personal income tax would put West Virginia on the fast track to success.
— Governor Jim . . .
It means more money in your pocket and potentially massive growth here at home. We need to make it happen!
Thanks @MarkCurtisWOWK for having me on over the weekend. pic.twitter.com/hM5Upzo6ZM
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An alternative energy company plans to bring lots of jobs to the Northern Panhandle
Wait a minute: Haven’t Republicans spent most of the year telling us how terrible the Inflation Reduction Act was for West Virginia
West Virginians probably saw coverage of this in their morning newspaper:
We're excited to share that we're partnering with the State of West Virginia to build our first iron-air battery manufacturing facility in the city of Weirton, a historic steel community with a rich history and knowledge of iron processing. Learn more at: . . .
Some thoughts on the election and its aftermath
Alex Mooney’s victory
I was not impressed. He defeated the Democratic candidate, Barry Wendell by 31%. (For comparison, David McKinley defeated Natalie Cline by 38% in 2020.) Wendell received next-to-no support - financial or otherwise, from the Democratic Party and very little coverage by West Virginia media. Mooney did no . . .
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