The Wheeling Alternative
Welcome to West Virginia
Where the ruling party believes that getting less than half of the votes cast is considered a “mandate”
From the WV GOP:
RELEASE: Red Wave Delivers Clear Republican Mandate https://t.co/V2DkD2MAI9
— WVGOP (@WVGOP) November 12, 2024
And here is the elected Republican representative from Congressional District 2 sparing no hyperboles:
This is the greatest political comeback story in the history of our country. The American . . .
Posted in: 2024 electionmike stuartriley moorewvgop
Judges and cabinet picks
Senator Capito's busy week
Judges
Earlier this week, West Virginia Senator Capito thought that the Senate ought to be dealing with more important matters than confirming judges:
The American people were heard loud and clear on Election Day.
They want their government to work for THEM.
It’s sad to see that in the final weeks of a Democrat Senate majority, . . .
Posted in: derrick evanspam bondishelley moore capito
What’s West Virginia’s Trump Party been doing lately?
And have they emptied their pitcher of Kool-Aid, yet?
Governor-elect Patrick Morrisey
Yes, Patrick, we may soon learn how following RFK Jr’s advice on health will make everyone healthier:
Make West Virginia and America Healthy Again! Enjoyed spending some time today with @RobertKennedyJr. #MAHA Today, I start my journey to get back into shape again. #Morrisey #WVGovernor . . .
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 . . .
Posted in: jim justiceriley moore
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 . . .