Jesse Johnson argued that the lack of disclosure requirements for the donors behind organizations that use independent expenditures to influence congressional elections is a security threat, given the opportunity it provides to multinational corporations to control American politics.
John Raese’s insinuation that global warming science is all just a big hoax will work, if West Virginia voters don’t bother to educate themselves about the issue in any detail. Raese’s Senate campaign has placed its bet firmly in favor of the ignorance of the West Virginia electorate.
Harry Bruner’s passionate defense of fossil fuels from the “severe attack” of cap and trade legislation ignores one important fact: There is no active plan to pass cap and trade legislation in the U.S. Senate.
It’s true that R.J. Smith, a member of the West Virginia Tea Party, ran for Congress back in 2008, and only received 61 votes. That was just because he didn’t try very hard, R.J. said.
The Mountain Party of West Virginia is an enigma. Having received 4% of the vote in the 2008 elections, the Mountain Party has received official ballot status. This means that its candidates will automatically be granted permission to take part in elections in 2010, a great boon. And yet the party hasn’t released a newsletter [...]
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