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9:55pm At 9:55 Alan Mollohan mounted the stage and conceded defeat. Political history was made today, ...
More information...9:20pm The mood at the Ramada has gone south. As I look around the room ...
More information...9:55pm
At 9:55 Alan Mollohan mounted the stage and conceded defeat. Political history was made today, as the 28 year congressional veteran went down to West Virginia State Senator Mike Oliverio. The right-wing conservative, who once told George Bush he was “sorry” to be a Democrat, ran a harsh, negative campaign, that was right out of the...
9:20pm
The mood at the Ramada has gone south. As I look around the room there is a wave of resignation on the faces of Mollohan loyalists. With over 40% of the vote tallied, Alan Mollohan is trailing Oliverio by nearly five thousand votes…and trend is gaining momentum. What is shocking is where Oliverio is showing strength:...
8:20pm
The regular suspects are starting to file in…the polls have closed, and numbers are not far off. The mood is still subdued. I think the Oliverio challenge really caught these folks off-guard. Mollohan has always been a strong campaigner, and is as popular today as a congressman can be. Strong union support without sacrificing the...
7:11pm
Ok…the rain stopped, and soon so will the voting. Credible estimates put the turnout at below 20%, which makes the rumor mills spin at warp. Will Spike Maynard become a wine steward in the south of France? Will the 14th Senatorial District choose a young, progressive newbie? Will Eric Wells remain a pain in everyone’s...
LIVE FROM THE FRONT
Hey Sports Fans… It’s time we started talking politics again. Tuesday night, I will be blogging live (from an undisclosed, secure location), as the returns come in. I will surround myself with enough mood altering chemicals, and political heavyweights, to make it interesting…if not arresting. I’ll be keeping a keen eye on the Oliverio/Mollohan duke out. No...
Massey Energy’s PR Campaign Exposed
I’m a WVU sports fan. I like to watch both basketball and football when they’re on television. But over the last few years something has bothered me about that experience, namely the number of public relations commercials from Massey Energy. If you follow Mountaineer sports on television at all, then you know the commercials to which...
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- 7:11pm Ok...the rain stopped, and soon so will the voting. Credible ...
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- LIVE FROM THE FRONT Hey Sports Fans... It's time we started talking politics again. Tuesday ...
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