A kick in the…that is what I got from readers…wanting more news…hope you saw the first Blog News…a Mountain State collection…at least for the next 35 days.
Talk about too much going on…candidates financial reports posted as Big Four Money…well here is the second UPDATE…the wrong report was put up for Supreme Court candidate Tish Chafin…the correct one is here…just click to review…to see all WV reports…another click.
Speaking of Tish Chafin…she is using an Underwood tactic…pictures with folks in her travels…I remember Cecil and that Polaroid camera.
Poll workers are vital to a successful election…Lewis Co. Republicans honored them with a dinner…Congresswoman Capito’s traveling team of Todd Gunter and Chuck Flannery were on hand…State GOP Chair Conrad Lucas spent a few minutes…special guest was Judge John Yoder…Lewis leaders Glenn Brown and Ernie Bennett [supported by a great committee] organized the affair…impressive slate of local candidates in Lewis County…glad I was there.
Romney visited…by Washington DC Channel 9 TV…see it all here.
Roger Dahmer…chair of Pendleton GOP has turned out to be a fireball on his feet…he set the tone at the recent Lincoln-Reagan Day Dinner…despite a powerful speech by Congresswoman Capito…Dahmer had them cheering…Senate Candidate John Raese and Kent Leonhardt seeking Commissioner of Agriculture spoke…Donald Hedrick who seeks to become Sheriff and Steven Smith candidate for House of Delegates pushed their candidacy.
Talked with a person who had never seen, heard or met John Raese…they were favorably impressed…BTW way Donna Gosney has been named Chair of the Raese campaign and Bob Adams is campaign manager…Adams is Capitol Hill Liaison for The TeaParty.Net.
Greenwire…leader in Energy & Environmental Policy news [Washington] said in the Oct. l newsletter that Maloney and Raese are “trying to paint the Democrats [Manchin & Tomblin] as being too close to President Obama and his policies affecting the coal industry”…but sites the WV Coal Association endorsement as evidence that “the attacks have failed to stick”.
American Crossroads [conservative super PAC]…attacks Obama on Libya in an 80-second video…click now to view.
“A NEW COURSE FOR THE MIDDLE EAST”…an op-ed by Mitt Romney in the Wall Street Journal…be sure to read.
Twitter is playing a huge 2012 roll in the national and state campaigns…you likely read Twitter shutting down three WV accounts last week…managed by WV Republican strategists…remember Don Blankenship’s guy [Greg Thomas/TSC] who ran a losing $3 million effort when Blankenship in 2006 tried to take over the Legislature…his account was closed according to Associated Press…along with another the New Majority Fund.
Is there a Don Blankenship connection to the GOP gubernatorial candidate Bill Maloney… according to recent financial reports Thomas is being used as an advisor to the Maloney effort…and the New Majority Fund lead by Delegate Troy Andes who was on Blankenship’s payroll at Massey Energy.
The Fairmont Times posted a piece about the late Governor Underwood…take time to read it here.
John Yoder, WV Supreme Court candidate will keynote the Hardy County Reagan Day Dinner on October 11 [thanks to Roger Saville for letting us know]…another Eastern WV GOP Dinner October 19th Congresswoman Capito will headline the evening.
Don’t want you to miss a campaign ad…not that you have not seen enough…but Allen Loughry has released his first…he is running for Supreme Court…but is best remembered for his book “Don’t Buy Another Vote. I won’t Pay For A Landslide”.
Passed along by a PHILLIPSBILLBOARD reader…Obama Supporter Interviews Herself…a must see.
MARK THESE IMPORTANT DATES…deadline to register voters October 16…Early Voting begins October 24 and ends November 3…Democratic Party’s JJ Dinner October 27…Election Day November 6.
A real important date…October 25th State Republicans have announced National Chairman Reince Priebus will address a statewide dinner…more details to come.
Randolph Co. Republicans are preparing for a flood of candidates…Elkins will host the Mt. State Forest Festival this weekend…attended by thousands…no report on Democratic committee plans.
Insiders say GOP congressional candidate Rick Snuffer [3rd District] has a private poll showing him within striking distance of Rep. Nick Joe Rahall.
WHAT IS HAPPENING…if you click on Blog News you can read recent political news gathered from around the state…thanks PHILLIPSBILLBOARD READERS…for wanting more news.