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Best states, worst states
A look at how West Virginia fares in recent rankings
Recently, from U.S. News & World Report's "Best States" rankings:
And from WalletHub's state economic rankings:
Does your state have one of the best economies in #America? WalletHub’s latest report has the answer: https://t.co/4wlCjOzBTL #Economy pic.twitter.com/zhE8DycrCq
— WalletHub (@wallethub) June 5, . . .
West Virginia’s Trump Party responds predictably as Donald Trump is indicted
Congressman and Senate candidate, Alex Mooney:
My statement on the Biden DOJ indictment of President Trump. pic.twitter.com/i1duUM5ZHU
— Rep. Alex Mooney (@RepAlexMooney) June 9, 2023
Attorney General and candidate for governor, Patrick Morrisey:
Here we go again with another political prosecution… I think every American . . .
Posted in: alex mooneycarol millerjim justicemike pushkinpatrick morriseyriley mooretrump indictmentwv trump party
AI now creating different political realities
Forget Photoshop, artificial intelligence has arrived
A new ad from Ron DeSantis:
Donald Trump became a household name by FIRING countless people *on television*
— DeSantis War Room (@DeSantisWarRoom) June 5, 2023
But when it came to Fauci... pic.twitter.com/7Lxwf75NQm
It is good to see that readers and Twitter attempted to correct this. The images remain, however, and what . . .
West Virginia media love publicity hounds
And Riley Moore is their top dog
Treasurer Riley Moore gets front-page coverage for simply doing his job
From the front page of today’s Wheeling Intelligencer:
WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital Gets Almost $85,000 in Unclaimed Property
And it features this picture:
(The caption tells us that WH’s CEO is pointing out “ . . .
Posted in: ogden favoriteriley moorewv stenographer
That West Virginia race for U.S. Senate
Manchin, Justice and Mooney
You may have seen these U.S. senate poll results:
Gov. Jim Justice (https://t.co/qFXOTxIbbC.) is leading incumbent Sen. Joe Manchin (https://t.co/waPScvSVml.) by 22 points in a hypothetical U.S. Senate matchup in 2024. https://t.co/Laxr3UOZo3
— The Hill (@thehill) May 31, 2023
(By the way, that same poll showed Manchin losing . . .
Posted in: 2024 election2024 republican senate primary2024 wv electionalex mooneyjim justicejoe manchinjustice/mooneywoke
Some questions about the debt ceiling bill and the Mountain Valley Pipeline
How does a pipeline end up in a debt ceiling bill?
Let’s follow the money:
From Open Secrets: the pipeline’s builder, NextEra, gave $2,812,358 to legislators for the 2021-22 cycle which put them in the top 1% of all donors. Here are the top recipients of their 2022 senatorial political funding:
(Schumer . . .
More softballs from Ogden
This time around, they’re served up to Senator Manchin
You may have seen this article by Ogden's editorial director, John McCabe, on the front page of this morning’s Wheeling Intelligencer:
Wide-ranging interview with @Sen_JoeManchin: “My whole movement is basically how do you save the nation? We’ve got to save this nation. And it can’t be about one party doing it by themselves. We all . . .
Posted in: joe manchinjohn mccabeogden favorite