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If You Kill the King, You'd Better Kill the King
West Virginia's primary war is nearly over. The governing war may be just beginning.
20 hrs ago
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Buying the Mountain State: The Out-of-State Money Machine Remaking West Virginia's GOP
A sitting governor is using a PAC funded almost entirely by out-of-state billionaires to primary his own Republican colleagues. Voters deserve to ask…
May 1
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April 2026
Democrats Watch the GOP Civil War and Hand Out Recruitment Brochures
Democrats published a letter this weekend urging disaffected Republicans to switch parties. This tells us more about the state of the GOP primary than…
Apr 20
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Pack Voted to Protect Certificate of Need. Then He Sold the Portfolio It Made Valuable.
Campaign finance records and a publicly available transaction document raise conflict-of-interest questions about the WV GOP National Committeeman.
Apr 20
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The Dog and the Bone: Is Morrisey's Political Capital Well Spent?
There is an old fable about a dog crossing a bridge with a bone in his mouth.
Apr 18
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The West Virginia Wasp
One Man, Three Committees
David Howell is the one man.
Apr 13
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They Knew Where They Lived
How two Cabell County women allegedly filed to run in the wrong commission district, refused to leave the ballot, sued taxpayers for their trouble, and…
Apr 11
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PROXY WAR: Morrisey vs. Capito Battle Lines Drawn in WV Senate Primaries
A sitting Republican delegate unloads on the governor on camera. A U.S. senator fires off with endorsements. West Virginia's Republican civil war is no…
Apr 11
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ANALYSIS: When Democrats Propose a Tax Cut
West Virginia's political realignment is so complete that the minority party's path back to relevance now runs through tax relief. That is not an…
Apr 9
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The Governor's Gamble Is a Bad Bet
Morrisey's move to primary sitting Republicans is bold. It is also the kind of political overreach that tends to end badly for the person who starts it.
Apr 7
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Apr 3
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WV GOP Touts March Registration Gains, But Democrats Say the Surge Has Stalled
The numbers tell two different stories depending on which window you look through.
Apr 2
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