New Manchin poll numbers drop
What do you think? I'm looking for comments on a Morning Consult poll that shows Senator Manchin losing 17 points from his January poll numbers
Morning Consult which does a quarterly poll measuring the approval and disapproval numbers for U.S. senators just published their most recent poll. The results are not good for WV Democrat Joe Manchin whose difference between approval and disapproval showed the biggest decline:
Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, who is up for . . .
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What’s Bob Murray and Murray Energy been doing lately?
It wasn't too long ago that Ohio Valley residents regularly read Murray Energy PR releases posing as news stories on the front pages of our local Ogden “newspapers.” I’m not sure what has changed but I don't see them as often as I once did. In case your day is not complete without Murray Energy news, here are some recent stories . . .
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Yesterday’s news tomorrow: the Wheeling Intelligencer ignores Monday’s biggest story (with updates)
Not surprisingly, it’s about President Trump
Yesterday afternoon the office of President Trump’s personal attorney, Michael Cohen, was raided by federal agents. Documents were seized, and the president reacted angrily. The Associated Press’ first stories on the seizure appear to have gone out shortly after 4 PM. (Here is an early version.) Later that hour, local television news began to . . .
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Is the Wheeling News-Register “Insisting on Ethical Conduct by Pruitt” (updated 4/10)
Are you kidding? Fox News, among others, is a whole lot tougher
Today’s News-Register editorial takes up the ethical questions surrounding the head of the EPA, Scott Pruitt. The editorial quickly dismisses the taxpayer’s money spent on his person security:
In directing what is a very politically incorrect campaign against some regulations, Pruitt is making many enemies. Consideration of . . .
As Ogden's coverage of McKinley and Manchin demonstrate: it's not about incumbency, it's about party affiliation
The Ogden papers have dropped all pretense of fairness and objectivity
Yesterday, I once again documented how the Wheeling “newspapers” have totally ignored congressman David McKinley’s opponents in the upcoming elections. Today, let’s compare Ogden's coverage of Republican incumbent McKinley with Democratic incumbent Joe Manchin.
Earlier this week, the locals featured a story about a public debate . . .
Posted in: david mckinleyjoe manchinrepublican candidatesrepublican senatorial primarywheeling newspaper biases
A McKinley town hall? Why should he bother -- Ogden papers treat him as though he is running unopposed
From the Town Hall Project
March For Our Lives
From Huffington Post:
March For Our Lives partnered with Town Hall Project, a volunteer-based initiative that identifies and promotes congressional forums, to help students organize each event, known as a “Town Hall For Our Lives.”
By Friday . . .
Clueless in Wheeling
Representative McKinley comments on Trump's recent WV speech
From Representative David McKinley's Twitter feed:
It was great having @POTUS in West Virginia this afternoon to discuss the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. What a great leader who is keeping his promises to our state. pic.twitter.com/AixNOPSC2T
— David B. McKinley (@RepMcKinley) April 5, 2018
Except that Trump didn't discuss tax . . .
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