The NRA also wants to influence Senator Manchin
They’ll need to get in line behind the Kochs and ExxonMobile:
NRA RT @NRA: 🚨BREAKING NEWS: @NRA is launching a TV ad campaign in West Virginia on July 4 urging @Sen_JoeManchin to vote no on Biden’s ATF nominee David Chipman.
— Unfollow the NRA (@UnfollowNRA) July 2, 2021
More info here: https://t.co/kfmoO2XDJi @ctlnmcfall @FoxNews pic.twitter.com/FcaMlNl0gD
(On a related note – As of yesterday, you no longer pay a sales tax on purchased guns and ammo in West Virginia.)
Voter suppression
From someone who knows:
"Sadly, it is entirely appropriate that you include West Virginia in this Black Votes Matter Freedom Ride. West Virginia is now firmly in the voter suppression camp." https://t.co/XjYQOdMLLq
— Facing South (@facingsouth) July 2, 2021
Redistricting is upon us
A good article about what’s ahead:
Time for redistricting 101. Experts warn that legislators drawing lines that can influence the outcomes of their elections is a process ripe for gerrymandering — when lawmakers choose their voters, instead of the other way around. New from @iankarbal:https://t.co/2Ppdv30mpF pic.twitter.com/2Ku0LZX18q
— Mountain State Spotlight (@mtnstspotlight) June 29, 2021
It’s a slippery slope
This commentary ad by Walter Rossman was found on page 2 of this morning’s Charleston Gazette-Mail:
Yes! Next thing you know, those radical Democrats will want to admit Alaska as a state, too.
(Hat tip to WV Coastal Elite.)
