Yesterday, the Patriot Front, a white supremacist group, rallied and marched in Charleston, West Virginia:

White supremacist group Patriot Front marching through the streets of Charleston, WV

“Be vigilant. They cover their faces for a reason. My bet is hardly anyone in this group is from WV. Most times, groups like this will bus people in to try to recruit new members.” pic.twitter.com/Yx2WGyd516

— THE WEST VIRGINIA HOLLER (@HollerWV) April 27, 2024

I don't think it matters much whether the members of this group are actually from West Virginia; there certainly were bigger cities if the group just wanted publicity. On the other hand, one need only look at the near non-stop rhetoric spewed by some of the West Virginia Trump Party's candidates to see why the marchers knew there was an appreciative audience here.

The supremacist's parade, which appears to have been in response to the Charleston YWCA's "Race to End Racism," has received plenty of online reactions. In addition to some commentors doubting that these protesters were real and not federal agents masquerading as protesters, some (most notably, the mayor of Charleston) have questioned whether republishing the video gives this group publicity they don't deserve. I disagree; this needs even more coverage -- we need to be made aware of where our state and nation may be headed.

I have checked the Twitter feeds of the major candidates of the WV Trump Party and have found no comments about the march. (I can only surmise that the candidates did not want to alienate any potential voter.) On the other hand, Wheeling's mayor and candidate for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, Glenn Elliot, has commented:

A MESSAGE ON THE HATE MARCH IN CHARLESTON:

Yesterday, like so many West Virginians, I was saddened to learn that a well-known, organized hate group (Patriot Front) was using the streets of our state’s capital city to promote their neo-Nazi ideology. Marching in broad daylight,…

— Glenn Elliott For Senate (@ElliottForWV) April 28, 2024

Where are the rest of the state's officeholders?