Posted on 10/17/2012 12:54:41 PM PDT by Maelstorm
For several weeks, indeed months, President Obama's numbers in West Virginia polls have shown that this is one state that is not expected to reward Obama/Biden with our five electoral votes this year.
This administration's double hit to West Virginia's economy--in the form of the war on coal and coal-fired power plants and Obamacare's sapping of our small businesses--make another term less than appetizing for most West Virginians, regardless of political party.
But since we've known this dynamic in our electorate for some time, how might those voters who really want to make a statement do that in early voting or on November 6th?
It's being called the "nuclear option" in some circles around the state, something that is done only in an election year that cries out for a most serious response to the powers that be. What is it?
Straight Ticket Republican. That's right. Just marking the top of the ballot, but this time for the Republican Party. From some polling we've heard about in the Third Congressional District, four out of ten likely Democratic voters are seriously considering going Straight Ticket Republican. Wow!
Such a move, done by enough West Virginians just this once, would tell the national Democratic Party that their serious leftward drift on domestic and foreign policy needs to stop.
The nice thing about the democratic process is that, if the voters ever think they have made a big mistake in electing someone, then in just a few years that same person can be voted out.
That's what appears to be happening to President Obama this year. But it could easily happen to Governor Romney if he is elected this time and disappoints in four years. That's why even doing something as bold as voting Straight Ticket Republican has a built-in insurance policy.
We're hearing it more and more, moving into the Second and First Congressional Districts, too, now.
Barack Obama doesn't deserve to be beaten by just a few points across West Virginia but by a huge margin. By voting Straight Ticket Republican for the first time, many West Virginia Democrats and Independents can join with the Republicans to send the Obamas packing for Chicago.
Barack Obama was a fine experiment in democracy. But he just didn't listen to others very well. But he'll hear us all loud and clear if we vote Straight Ticket Republican this year.
Too bad they just elected RAT Manchin to the Senate in 2010.
One thing is clear, they need to vote out Tomblin, Manchin and Rahall and all the other Democrats that have kept WV stagnant for 80 years.
Bump!
ONLY 4 in 10? What type of Ritalin are the other 60 percent on?
It’s happened before, with the “Reagan Democrats” who were so sick of Carter. The WV Dems may have long-standing loyalty to the Dem Party, but the Dem party of 2012 is anti-coal, anti-private-sector, and anti-white-male.
I think Manchin is up again as the 2010 vote was for just the remainder of the term.
Voting on the basis of race is never a good idea.
Sadly, they won’t. Joe Manchin has them under a spell. He talks tough and shoots a bullet through Obamacare, then he votes for Harry Reid for Majority Leader so that nothing remotely conservative happens in the Senate. He is leading his Republican opponent by something like 30 points.
Manchin is indeed on the ballot again this year.
I am so hoping that he loses!
Does anyone from WV have any insight as to Manchin’s prospects?
Doesn’t WV usually vote Rep for POTUS, and Dem for downticket?
Rats in WV have gotten used to splitting their tickets, but voting straight Republican.....I rather doubt it.
Tomblin will stay.
Manchin will stay.
WV 1, McKinley(R) won by a whisker in 10. Toss-up imo
WV 2, Moore-Cappito(R) stays
WV 3, Rahal(D) stays. In the last election the GOP ran a life-long Rat
Joe Manchin voted for ObamaCare. Please, West Virginians get rid of Manchin. He is a fake phoney fraud. He pretends to support the coal industry while voting the way Harry Reed and Obama tells him to. I dispise Joe ManWhorechin.
ONLY 40%? WHAT’S WRONG WITH THE 60%? DO THEY ENJOY BEING UNEMPLOYED?.......................
He is up for reelection this Nov.
He IS an astute politician, and WV is turning redder every day!!
In the mean time, Shelly Capito-R (2nd Dist Incumbent) and David McKinley-R (1st Dist Incumbent), and Nick Rahall-D (3rd Dist Incumbent
Being related to Rep. Nick Rahall has its perks.
The long time congressman tacitly approved of his sister’s dropping his name to advance her lobbying career. Meanwhile, when his son found himself facing jail time for a serious felony conviction, Rep. Rahall pleaded for mercy, in a letter on official congressional stationery. Rahall junior received a suspended sentence.
Rep. Rahall is an eighteen-term member of Congress, representing West Virginia’s 3rd congressional district. He is the ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
WOW!! That would be awesome. I sure hope you’re right!!!
That would be great! I thought he had 6 years.
I’m a register “non-alligned.” I’m not voting for any of Obama’s ilk! Makes straight ticket the only way to go.
You go Romney!!!!!
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