(A confession: I did not watch last evening’s Republican gubernatorial debate - I knew that I would be watching the Pittsburgh Steelers later and that would be more than enough masochism for one evening.)

Some debate coverage from around the Web

WV Metro’s coverage

.@BradMcElhinny with full report, including video, of last night's Republican gubernatorial debate. https://t.co/OzcQgFav14

— Hoppy Kercheval (@HoppyKercheval) December 8, 2023

Patrick Morrisey doing his best Trump imitation

1. Poll-leader Morrisey did not attend the debate.
2. Morrisey, instead, will give an “exclusive interview” to another news source:

🚨 NEW: Morrisey Exclusive Interview with HD Media, Airs Tonight @ 8:30PM

“Too often today we see the media taking sides in political debates, playing favorites and yielding outsized influence in our elections. West Virginia voters deserve to hear directly from candidates.” —… pic.twitter.com/aHJAIGTb3I

— Patrick Morrisey Press (@MorriseyPress) December 7, 2023

Does Morrisey have any self-awareness? He complains about the media “taking sides” and "playing favorites" as he does an exclusive interview with HD media.

Is Mac Warner angling to be named president of WVU?

WV Secretary of State Mac Warner during tonight’s Republican gubernatorial debate, in response to a question about the 2020 election.

“Yes, the [2020] election was stolen Hoppy … It was stolen by the CIA.”

— Caity (@caitycoyne) December 8, 2023

Intelligencer coverage

This morning's Wheeling Intelligencer had no coverage of last night’s Republican gubernatorial debate. It did, however, have room for more front-page coverage (of course, with picture) of West Virginia’s state treasurer, Ogden favorite, and congressional candidate, Riley Moore, simply doing his job:

My hunch is that Steven Allen Adams’s coverage of the debate will appear this weekend.