If you think that Riley Moore is just another mainstream Republican from the Arch Moore clan, it may be time to do some rethinking
Judging candidates by the antisemitic, conspiratorial, fact-challenged friends they keep
From reporter, Eric Hananoki, yesterday, at Media Matters:
McCarthy-backed House candidate is getting help from an antisemitic podcaster who wants political leaders assassinated
Hananoki article is about Republican WV District 2 congressional candidate, Riley Moore:
U.S. House candidate Riley Moore, . . .
Has Republican control of West Virginia’s government improved the state’s business climate?
A look at the just-released 2023 CNBC “Top State’s for Business” survey
Every summer, CNBC examines each state’s business climate using various categories in order to create a ranking for the business climate of all fifty states. As they explain:
Each category is weighted based on how frequently states use them as a selling point in economic development marketing materials. That way, our study ranks . . .
In case you were wondering
WV Republican polling
From the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce poll:
WV POLL: @WVaChamber (n=651)
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GOP SEN:
Jim Justice — 56%
Alex Mooney — 19%
Undecided — 16%
GOP GOV:
Patrick Morrissey — 31%
Moore Capito — 30%
Mac Warner — 9%
Chris Miller — 4%
JB McCuskey — 2%
Undecided — 17%
GOP AG:
Mike Stuart — 20%
Ryan Weld — 14%
Undecided — 50% pic.twitter.com/nxovDiDot6
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A look at the Wheeling Intelligencer’s out-of-date and pathetic editorial page
Today’s editorial, “Budget Battle Underway,"tells its West Virginia readers about the ongoing fight over the Ohio budget. (Of course, there was no attempt to make this relevant for WV readers.) Upon closer examination, the editorial appears to be a shortened version of one published in the Marietta Times on June 9. It begins:
. . .
What have our Republican senatorial candidates been doing lately?
Alex Mooney
Saluting the flag
Like his effort to return the U.S. to the gold standard, Alex Mooney continues to sponsor meaningful legislation that will benefit all West Virginians:
It is essential that the Stars and Stripes are always flown high at federal buildings. Proud to be a co-sponsor. #PatriotismNotPrideAct . . .
Some things don’t change
Another look at the Wheeling Intelligencer’s editorial page
Old, irrelevant, and recycled editorials
With the exception of the weekend edition when local issues are sometimes addressed, the Wheeling Intelligencer’s daily two editorials are very predictable: one will be an (often-dated) editorial concerning West Virginia from another Ogden West Virginia paper and the other will be a mostly . . .
“You cannot be serious!”
This is quite a conspiracy, Mac, if it includes a judge appointed by Donald Trump
Tennis star John McEnroe’s often-repeated outburst when an umpire's call did not go his way quickly came to mind as I read an Ogden newspaper interview of Mac Warner, WV’s Secretary of State and candidate for WV governor, who was in Wheeling yesterday for a campaign fundraiser. The visit was covered by local stenographer Jocelyn King and . . .
