New WV poll just out

For the Republican governor nomination:

WV GOV GOP (MetroNews West Virginia Poll): St Del Moore Capito 32%, Atty Gen Patrick Morrisey 23%, auto dealer Chris Miller 9%, Sec of State Mac Warner 7%

— Politics1.com (@Politics1com) September 1, 2023

Morrisey is stunned:

“Any poll which shows President Trump at a 49 percent approval rating in West Virginia is laughable on its face.”@MorriseyWV campaign responds to fake news poll: pic.twitter.com/NmRfGla6jN

— Patrick Morrisey Press (@MorriseyPress) September 1, 2023

Morrisey may have a point. (I don’t think I’ve ever written those words before.) I have not found any response from Moore Capito or Mac Warner.

For the Republican U.S. Senate nomination:

2024 West Virginia Senate

Republican Primary:
Justice 58% (+32)
Mooney 26%
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General Election:
Justice (R) 51% (+11)
Manchin (D-inc) 38%
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Manchin (D-inc) 45% (+4)
Mooney (R) 41%

Research America/@WVMetroNews, 402 RV, 8/16-26https://t.co/mZ61HF0wiU

— Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) September 1, 2023

Governor Justice stuff

Justice brags about making West Virginia into an economic powerhouse:

Over the last seven years, we have transformed our state into an economic powerhouse. We did this by being bold in our approach, and keeping our promise to deliver a conservative agenda. The senate could use some West Virginia boldness these days. pic.twitter.com/PauCqJObtr

— Jim Justice (@JimJusticeWV) August 28, 2023

Sean O’leary, from the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, would beg to disagree:

Economic Powerhouse https://t.co/QuUfSjMA7S pic.twitter.com/fag8sHawOO

— Sean O’Leary (@OLearySW) September 1, 2023

Manchin just being Joe

Apparently, the Senator has tied himself to Donald Trump in an election ad:

New ad from Senate Democrats-linked PAC touts vulnerable Sen. Manchin's work with Trump https://t.co/I8zcvrfeTF

— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 30, 2023

(Despite seeing a number of references to the existence of the ad, I have not located it online.)