http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/wv2008/ en-us Thu, 9 Oct 2008 19:14:29 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101594/posts Full breakdown here. American Research Group http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101594/posts#comment Thu, 9 Oct 2008 19:14:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098230/posts (The Register-Herald Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Oct. 4--Sticking to her conservative principles, Rep. Shelley Moore Capito again Friday voted to oppose Wall Street's multibillion-dollar parachute on its second, and this time successful, float through the House. West Virginia's two Democrats in the House -- Nick Rahall and Alan Mollohan -- voted with the majority in a 263-171 roll call. "While we've seen some key adjustments around the edges, this is fundamentally the same bill we considered on Monday," Capito, R-W.Va., said afterward. http://www.tmcnet.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098230/posts#comment Sun, 5 Oct 2008 22:43:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098208/posts FAIRMONT — Marion County Republicans will open their campaign headquarters at 201 Adams St. in downtown Fairmont on Monday, said Andrew Sabak. And the county GOP’s annual Reagan Dinner is set for Oct. 16 at Muriale’s Restaurant and Banquet Center, said Sabak. He is the chairman of the Marion County Republican Executive Committee. “Everyone who is interested in any of the Republican candidates for office on the November ballot is welcome to drop in and see our campaign headquarters,” Sabak said. The new office will be open from 3 p.m.-7 p.m. on Monday. Operating hours will gradually be expanded as... http://www.timeswv.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098208/posts#comment Sun, 5 Oct 2008 22:24:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096906/posts BLUEFIELD — Democrat Natalie Tennant and Republican Charles Minimah are vying Nov. 4 for the position of Secretary of State. Both candidates met with members of the Daily Telegraph editorial board last week, where they discussed a variety of issues ranging from local election night problems in Mercer County to addressing voter apathy in the Mountain State. Betty Ireland, the incumbent Secretary of State, isn’t seeking re-election. Tennant, a former television reporter and anchor, now operates Wells Media Group with her husband Sen. Eric Wells, D-Kanawha. A graduate of West Virginia University, Tennant is a former candidate for the Secretary... http://www.bdtonline.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096906/posts#comment Fri, 3 Oct 2008 20:03:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092251/posts From a Betty Ireland press release Charleston, WV (HNN) – Preliminary investigations have revealed hundreds of fraudulent voter registrations , Secretary of State Betty Ireland told a Thursday, Sept. 25 press conference. The United States Attorney’s Office, the FBI, United States Postal Service and Kanawha County Prosecutor’s Office are investigating crimes that may have been committed by filing fraudulent voter registration forms. “My office takes the matter of election fraud seriously, and every precaution is being made to make sure no voter is disenfranchised by this activity,” Secretary Ireland stated. According to the press release, similar activities have been occurring... Huntington News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092251/posts#comment Sun, 28 Sep 2008 08:32:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091355/posts A new poll shows that one in five West Virginia voters believe Barack Obama is a Muslim. And only half of voters in West Virginia say Obama is a Christian – despite a campaign by Obama and his supporters to shoot down the false rumor that he is Muslim. The poll of 600 likely voters was conducted by Orion Strategies for West Virginia Media and West Virginia Wesleyan College. It shows McCain 11 points ahead of Obama in West Virginia – 52 percent McCain; 41 percent Obama. wvpubcast.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091355/posts#comment Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:30:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090908/posts A new poll out from TIME/CNN Wednesday night shows Republican presidential candidate John McCain with a 50% to 46% lead over Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama in West Virginia. It's the first time TIME/CNN polled West Virginia. The cable channel lists the state as "Leaning McCain." CNN's poll findings include a 2 to 1 lead among Independent voters for McCain in West Virginia. According to the poll, Obama leads among self-identified moderate voters. Obama also has a three point advantage among female voters in West Virginia, according to the results. The survey of likely voters took place the past few... WSAZ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090908/posts#comment Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:31:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088709/posts CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- An off-the-cuff interview with Democratic nominee for Vice President Joe Biden posted on YouTube reveals that Biden apparently doesn't want coal plants in the United States. The video appears to have been shot in Ohio while Biden was campaigning. "No coal plants here in America," said Biden to a woman asking questions about clean coal. Biden says China is building two dirty coal plants every week, which is polluting the U.S. and causing people to die. "Guess what, China is going to burn 300 years of bad coal unless we can figure out how to clean... http://www.wsaz.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088709/posts#comment Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:01:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2087368/posts The scene still makes plenty of West Virginians wince. A succession of Mountain State residents proclaim to a television camera that they'll never vote for Barack Obama because of his religion, which they get wrong, or his race. After a few such testimonials, "Daily Show'' host Jon Stewart mockingly suggests a new state motto: "West Virginia: No Interviews, Please.'' That ran in May, shortly after Sen. Hillary Clinton trounced Obama by a margin of more than 2-to-1 in a state roughly 94 percent white. Since then, residents have been on the defensive over charges of widespread bigotry while wondering themselves... Charleston Daily Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2087368/posts#comment Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:28:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086600/posts CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Republican congressional candidate Jay Wolfe, a businessman and former state senator from Harrison County, told Gazette editors Friday that he's been trying to get his opponent, U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, to agree to a public debate this fall, without success. Wolfe said Rockefeller also wouldn't debate him when the two ran against each other six years ago. Rockefeller won his third term in the 2002 election. "He wouldn't debate me six years ago. I sent him a letter asking him to debate [this year], but I have not received an answer." Wolfe has long been an opponent... http://sundaygazettemail.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086600/posts#comment Sat, 20 Sep 2008 17:10:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2079950/posts A poll of West Virginia voters shows only five percentage points separate Senators John McCain and Barack Obama in the race for President. Mark Blankenship of Mark Blankenship Enterprises (MBE) says the poll shows a very competitive race with a slight nod to McCain/Palin, 44 percent, over Obama/Biden, 39 percent. Blankenship says 17 percent voters surveyed last Friday, Saturday and this Monday indicated they were undecided. The poll shows only 55 percent of Democrats polled say they support Obama and 25 percent say they like the Republican John McCain in the November 4 General Election. Twenty percent of Democrats in... http://www.wvmetronews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2079950/posts#comment Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:36:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2079942/posts The annual United Mine Workers Labor Day picnic in Boone County featured most of West Virginia's dominant Democratic Party leaders, but it failed to attract a large crowd of people to hear them speak. News photos of the event suggest there were more empty seats than interested voters, prompting the local county Republican chairman to label it the smallest turnout he can ever remember. Gov. Joe Manchin spelled out the party marching orders in the lead-off position, telling Hillary Clinton supporters in this state that it's now time for them to join ranks with party nominee Barack Obama partisans just... http://cyberwheeling.com/?s=Tom+Miller%3A http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2079942/posts#comment Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:31:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078577/posts Here is the latest campaign ad from Jay Wolfe. He is running a grassroots campaign to oust Jay Rockefeller. Jay Rockefeller - No Oil for You   http://www.jaywolfe2008.com/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078577/posts#comment Tue, 9 Sep 2008 23:33:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072236/posts Original caption: Senator Robert Byrd is a mentor for Senator Barack Obama Monongolia County Democrats http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072236/posts#comment Mon, 1 Sep 2008 06:34:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2069268/posts Chestnut Hill, West Virginia---West Virginia's registered Democrats, like their cousins in western Pennsylvania and eastern and southern Ohio, are having a hard time fitting anywhere within Barack Obama's vision of the Democratic party. "Obama and his message just do not gel with me," said Mark Lamp as he climbed into his utility truck. Lamp, 47, from neighboring Weirton, is a registered Democrat who voted for Clinton in the May primary. "My first problem with him is taxes, the second is experience," he explained. Lamp has worked in construction all of his life, and the company he works for builds houses... The Weekly Standard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2069268/posts#comment Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:25:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061373/posts 21 billboards erected. Goal is one in all 55 counties. August 11 2008Clarksburg, WV – Jay Wolfe’s campaign has erected billboards that strike at the very heart of the most important issue of this election - high gasoline prices. The culprits are those, like Senator Rockefeller, in Congress who have consistently blocked Americans from drilling for oil in ANWR, the Pacific, the Atlantic and for shale oil in states like Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. “After 24 years in the U.S. Senate, Senator Rockefeller expects us to believe he favors energy independence from our reliance on foreign oil. Yet, he... http://www.jaywolfe2008.com/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061373/posts#comment Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:37:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059670/posts CHARLESTON — Though the political sands can shift before November, the leading national analysts who dabble in Electoral College math appear uniformly certain that presumptive Republican presidential candidate John McCain can count on West Virginia’s five electoral votes. The scant attention paid it by McCain and Democrat Barack Obama has helped bring home the realization that the Mountain State is not the battleground it was during the last two races for the White House. By this time in 2004, for instance, President George Bush and Democrat John Kerry had each headlined three full-fledged events in the state since that year’s... The Times West Virginian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059670/posts#comment Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:42:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057647/posts Before you watch this video, let me tell you it will be maddening. But it is worth watching for what you can get out of it. It is raw video of Sen. John McCain in Huntington, West Virginia today, August 6, 2008, where he went to a Marshall University Football practice and then spoke to the players after the practice. He spoke about his POW experience, and how courage and sacrifice are vital to the success of any team. The video is not professional, and at times it is as if McCain's words are cut off in mid-sentence. But if... Blogs for John McCain http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057647/posts#comment Wed, 6 Aug 2008 22:01:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056293/posts But that has not stopped Project Vote Smart from offering a detailed rundown of at least some of the state's federal hopefuls in advance of November. Just two of the seven active congressional candidates had responded to the group's Political Courage Test by last week's deadline. They are Marty Gearheart, the Mercer County businessman challenging Rep. Nick Rahall in the state's 3rd District; and Jay Wolfe, in a rematch against Sen. Jay Rockefeller. http://wvgazette.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056293/posts#comment Mon, 4 Aug 2008 17:04:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031685/posts For a candidate who has insinuated that Sen. John McCain is too old to handle the stress of the presidency, Sen. Barack Obama has a strange way of demonstrating his own abilities. He will provide an example of his own limitations on Friday, when he visits Columbus. It has been no secret thus far during the campaign that Obama does best in highly controlled, scripted appearances. He plans one for Friday, when he will go to Columbus — to appear at an invitation-only event for a limited number of senior citizens. Meanwhile, McCain has begun the series of “town hall”... The Wheeling News-Register http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031685/posts#comment Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:11:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030880/posts Senator Byrd In Step with West Virginians, Poll ShowsByrd Opposes Lieberman-Warner Global Warming Bill Rejected by Overwhelming Majority in Region For Release: June 6, 2008 Washington, DC - Senator Robert Byrd, who opposes America's Climate Security Act presently scheduled for a key Senate vote at 9 AM Friday, is in sync with a majority of West Virginians, says a poll released by the National Center for Public Policy Research. The survey found 64% of likely voters in mid-Atlantic states (WV, VA, MD, PA, NY, NJ and DE) oppose spending more for gasoline to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 71% oppose spending... National Center http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030880/posts#comment Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:59:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028626/posts John McCain begins the general election season with an eight-point advantage over Barack Obama in West Virginia. The first Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of this general election match-up shows McCain attracting 45% of the vote while Obama earns 37%. Neither man is terribly popular in the state. McCain earns favorable reviews from 48% and unfavorable ratings from another 48%. The numbers for Obama are 40% favorable and 57% unfavorable. Those figures include 26% with a Very Unfavorable opinion of McCain and 35% with such a negative view of Obama. McCain and Obama are very competitive nationally in the Rasmussen Reports... Rasmussen Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028626/posts#comment Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:35:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027894/posts Johnny Telvor was not happy about Barack Obama becoming the Democratic presidential nominee. Not happy at all. Standing outside the sturdy courthouse in the sweltering heat of a West Virginia afternoon in the small town of Williamson, Telvor smoked a cigarette and bluntly gave his opinion of Obama's historic mission to be America's first black president. 'We'll end up slaves. We'll be made slaves just like they was once slaves,' he said. Telvor, a white Democrat who supported Hillary Clinton in West Virginia's primary, said he planned to vote for Republican John McCain in November. 'At least he's an American,'... Guardian (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027894/posts#comment Sun, 8 Jun 2008 15:41:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027570/posts John McCain begins the general election season with an eight-point advantage over Barack Obama in West Virginia. The first Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of this general election match-up shows McCain attracting 45% of the vote while Obama earns 37%. Neither man is terribly popular in the state. McCain earns favorable reviews from 48% and unfavorable ratings from another 48%. The numbers for Obama are 40% favorable and 57% unfavorable. Those figures include 26% with a Very Unfavorable opinion of McCain and 35% with such a negative view of Obama. Rasmussen Reports http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027570/posts#comment Sat, 7 Jun 2008 14:52:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2018530/posts Robert Byrd Endorses Obama Sen. Robert C. Byrd, a former member of the Ku Klux Klan and a one-time opponent of civil rights legislation, endorsed Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination on Monday. Obama is vying to be the nation's first black president. Byrd's support comes almost a week after the Illinois senator's 41-point loss to Hillary Rodham Clinton in the longtime lawmaker's home state of West Virginia. www.newsweek.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2018530/posts#comment Tue, 20 May 2008 08:45:10 GMT