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Following the money: Senator Shelley Moore Capito, Donald Trump, and the 2024 presidential election
From time to time (especially when I been writing about campaign politics), I’ve looked into who is contributing money to our WV senators, Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin. For Republican Capito, I’ve found that the list of major donors has remained relatively consistent with fossil fuel interests dominating followed by a smattering of . . .
What has Mr. Bipartisanship, Senator Joe Manchin, been doing lately? (with Saturday morning update)
On Tuesday, a Wheeling Intelligencer editorial once again praised West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin for his supposed bipartisanship:
He [Manchin] went on to lay blame for our dangerously heated political atmosphere on BOTH parties.
“It’s not normal to teach people to hate the other side. There’s only one side — the American . . .
WV Trump Party news
Who knew? West Virginia has been leading the way
Here is Trump using the transgender issue:
Trump on Fox & Friends in response to a question about how he'll fix schools in the Bronx: "No transgender, no operations. You know, they take your kid. There are some places, your boy leaves the school, comes back a girl. Without . . .
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Reading today's Wheeling Intelligencer editorial page
The good and the awful
Readers may not be aware that West Virginia’s Trump Party struck again on Monday:
It's happening. They're already starting to lay the groundwork for not certifying the election results.
"... the State of West Virginia will not recognize an election of a candidate for President during the 2024 election cycle if the Attorney General of West . . .
The WV Trump Party and the VP debate fallout
West Virginia District 2 candidate for Congress, Riley Moore:
Congratulations to my friend @JDVance on one of the most dominant debate wins in American history.
— Riley Moore (@RileyMooreWV) October 2, 2024
Cool, calm, collected and ready to lead.
34 days to go—let’s win! pic.twitter.com/uiAkOMhd5B
"Dominant?" Moore . . .
Posted in: 2020 presidential election2024 wv governor racedonald trumpelection fraudjanuary 6 insurrectionjd vance
Today, the Wheeling Intelligencer used syndicated columnist Rich Lowry to explain Springfield, Ohio to its readers
A question for our local paper: Is someone who apparently uses the N-word to describe immigrants the best the Intelligencer can do?
On the editorial page of today’s Wheeling Intelligencer is a recent column by one of the paper’s regular syndicated columnists, Rich Lowry:
Here’s What’s Behind the Real Scandal in Springfield, Ohio
If you’ve read any of Lowry’s columns, you know that for most problems, he will find a way to blame President Joe . . .
Promising to generate “unique local content that you can’t find anywhere else,” Ogden Newspapers buys the Morgantown Dominion Post
Last week, from the Morgantown Dominion-Post:
BREAKING: Ogden Newspapers set to buy The Dominion Post
— The Dominion Post . . .
The Ogden Newspapers will purchase The Dominion Post from the Raese family of Morgantown and its West Virginia Newspaper Publishing Co., the two companies announced Wednesday.
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