A few Tidbits for your weekend…not that you have not had enough politics…let’s hope it is over in 11 days…but with the presidential race so tight… This makes me wonder…are Republicans concerned this could end up in the House of Representatives…this might explain the...

Books elect presidents not a slick pamphlet laid out like a magazine.  The Obama campaign’s release of this last minute brochure makes him look a candidate running for almost any office on a shoe string budget. Obama’s brochure has 20 pages covering manufacturing,...

Voters start to the polls today.  They have faced six elections starting in 2010.  Voters are suffering election fatigue, the candidates are running tried campaigns and the money providers are drained. Campaigns need energy to be successful.  The Governor’s race in WV...

As you can see there is a divide in the way the newspapers in “political valley” look at various races.  The WV Press Association has pushed this week as Endorsement Week.  As a result it is easier for voters to compare the opinions of newspaper editorial boards. ...

Political news and endorsements have increased this week.  I will share a few to assist readers who are not in the “political valley” keep up.   Click on the headline to read full story. U. S. Senate W.Va. needs to change the Senate; Republican John Raese would The...

[Editor’s Note:  After the last presidential debate I got an email from Bob Harris a longtime friend.  He provided me his views about the debate and Obama’s inability to use the tools of his position.  Bob is an astute observer of Washington, the national political...

TAKE AWAYS from last night’s VP debate…Biden has been watching too many Gore re-runs from 2000 debate…and they should never have put Red Bull in his holding room…both bases won…Obama is going to Williamsburg for three days…debate prep or American history lesson?...

[Editor’s Explanation: I quickly learned reviewing the daily newspapers across the state was overwhelming in my quest to provide statewide political news.  I appreciate the response from those outside the “political valley” and will work to provide coverage of...

Yesterday was a big day in WV 2012 election.  Gubernatorial candidates faced off at The Charleston Daily Mail and US Senate candidates went at it in Eastern WV.  Here are a few clips to give you a quick update on WV political developments.  Tonight all eyes will be on...

Below is a collection of news from around the State.  You can read the full story you find of interest.  Just click on the headline. Continuity VS. Change By Phil Kabler [Staff writer, The Charleston Gazette] Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin made his case for re-election to a...

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...

Blog News 9.29.12 This is PhillipsBillBoard first Blog News posting.  This has been a busy week for political news.  Thanks for sending me your ideas.  Below is a collection from around the State.   You can read the full story of those you find of interest.  Just...

Big Money Races There appears to be little interest in 2012 November election.  However, there is always interest in money.  Three statewide races are drawing attention.  Today was the deadline for candidates to file finance reports.  Take a close look. Just click on...

Recently I have been out and about at various events and places.  Often I am hearing “your blog is the only way I know what is going on in politics”.  Followed by why are you not publishing?  Let me explain. Since I am active in politics (Republican) or have a lot of...

Again WV candidates are at the post.  Ry Rivard [Capitol Reporter for Daily Mail] has provided a snapshot of the political races just as the gate opens on these horse races.  Many PhillipsBillBoard readers and political junkies may not see his Charleston Daily Mail...

TAMPA….in the early morning hours of yesterday most WV delegates to the Republican National Convention started for home….fired up about Mitt Romney as the country’s next President….but a little less unified as a State Republican Party than when they arrived. The big...

Many of us will recall when we watched every national political convention development (Democrat and Republican) on television.  With the national conventions just days away if you want to know what is really taking place you had better tune in to social media. An...

A day is a year in politics the old saying goes.   In a post just yesterday I made note that I thought dropping Biden and putting Hillary on the ticket would be a game changer in West Virginia.  Today (thanks to a tip from my friend Tom O’Neill) I learned the Weekly...

It’s a cloudy morning in Elkins so I took a glance at various political newsletters and clipped some of the most interesting.  My thanks to POLITICO, Daily Callers, Fox News, Huff Post & NY Times. THE CAMPAIGN REACHED A NEW LOW YESTERDAY- BIDEN in Danville, Va.:...

Republicans held a state convention in Beckley this weekend…lots of enthusiasm but less than half [215] of the authorized delegates [509] attended…good thing the State Executive Committee [115] met that morning…not sure what this means for the Fall campaign or the...

100 days to sway the undecided…hundreds of millions of dollars will be spent by Obama and Romney on uncommitted voters in a few states…in WV Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Maloney got ahead of the 100 days…he started statewide TV ads last week…fund raising...

Voters regardless of political party always seem to be interested in the real side of candidates.  Campaign 2012 a feature of The Washington Post (not already a favorite of some phillipsbillboard.com readers) provides a good inside look at Governor Romney and his...

The real fallout from the SOTUS ruling yesterday will be political…at least for now.  Many phillipsbillboard.com readers are politically active or more than causal observers of the game.  To provide a feel for the current political fallout I have clipped some pieces...

“ALL POLITICS IS LOCAL” a phrase coined by Tip O’Neill [former U. S. Speaker of the House] is playing out in WV… There is no place more local than Coalton…Saturday was the annual Coalton Days celebration…where 3,000 “locals from across WV” come annually…it a haven for...