The hotly contested West Virginia primary for a U.S. Senate seat is now over. But it didn’t take more than a few hours for the general election to start. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., appeared on West Virginia radio host Hoppy Kercheval’s show, the morning after election night. In the general […]
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Updated: May 6, 2018 at 8:20 p.m. One GOP candidate for U.S. Senate in West Virginia says one of his opponents should be ineligible for Tuesday’s primary. With former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship seeming to gain momentum as Election Day nears, state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey held a news […]
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Tuesday’s Republican primary for a U.S. Senate nomination has been intense — and the veracity of the leading candidates has often been challenged. Former coal CEO Don Blankenship, U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins, and state attorney general Patrick Morrisey are vying to face Democratic incumbent Sen. Joe Manchin. The attacks have […]
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Updated: Monday, May 7, 2018 at 9:42 a.m. Just a day before West Virginia’s primary election, President Donald Trump has weighed in on the GOP Primary. With Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship gaining widespread attention in the lead-up to Tuesday, Trump tweeted early Monday morning — urging West Virginians to […]
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The accusations flew fast and furious in a Fox News-sponsored debate between three Republican Senate contenders in West Virginia. We’re checking several claims from the May 1 debate, which featured former coal CEO Don Blankenship, U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins, and state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey. Each is running for the […]
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People see Appalachia as the “other America,” but that blinds them to the causes of inequality in the region — and throughout the American system. When the majority of Appalachians turned out to vote for Donald Trump in 2016, the region was held up as a symbol of our broken […]
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