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Do Not Give Up on Rural Virginia
Election night brought a lot of mixed emotions for all of Democrats across the nation. On one hand, we took the House of Representatives back. That is huge, it is something that not so long ago many...
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Meet Tina Russell, challenger to WV legislature's homophobic monster
Tina Russell filed for the state house seat currently filled by Eric Porterfield. Porterfield has been reveling in national coverage of his increasingly disgusting comments on gays. I don’t want to...
View ArticleWV Teachers are out on strike!
During last winter’s teacher’s strike the Republicans in the legislature caved and promised the teachers everything they were asking for. But having survived the election with their majorities intact...
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I attended Elizabeth Warren's rally in WV
Elizabeth Warren visited Kermit, West Virginia this morning. I just got back from the rally. Kermit is on the WV/KY border, a long way from anywhere you would want to be. (See Joan Carter’s diary for a...
View ArticleIncarcerated people in West Virginia to be charged 3 cents a minute to read...
Incarcerated people in some West Virginia prisons will reportedly be charged to read ebooks. The magazine Reason reports that inmates will have to pay 3 cents per minute to use tablets that have been...
View ArticleDemocratic Senate Candidate Paula Jean Swearengin Picks Up Momentum
COAL CITY, WV— For its April 15, 2020, FEC reporting, 2020 Democratic U.S. Senate Candidate for West Virginia Paula Jean Swearengin’s Campaign reports a total of $224,776.68 from 9600+ individual...
View ArticleWorkers Must Continue Fight for Rights and Protections
Labor activist Mary Harris “Mother” Jones once said, “Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living.” Those words resonate today, just as they did at the turn of the 20th Century. Even before...
View ArticleWe Must Put Our Support Behind Progressive Candidates
I know many of you are disappointed over the suspension of Bernie Sanders’ campaign. I know I am. Bernie brought a movement to the mainstream that supports progressive policies that will benefit those...
View ArticleLet's See Your Furry Best Friends!
I know this isn’t a normal political blog post, but I just felt like lightening the mood a little bit.We love animals in our house, but our dog Issy has always hated cats. She wanted absolutely NOTHING...
View ArticleWV postal worker commits mail-in ballot fraud. Guess which way...
A West Virginia postal worker has been charged with changing the party affiliation of five West Virginia voters. Anybody wanna guess who got defrauded? Yeah...A postal carrier in Pendleton County is...
View ArticleAs pandemic roars on, cluster of 28 novel coronavirus cases tied to West...
As protests for justice for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and countless other Black folks who have been the victims of police violence continue across the nation, many have questioned how such large...
View ArticleFlip Everything: A Downballot Guide To Create a Blue Wave Everywhere!
It’s been a while since I’ve written any diaries for both personal and other reasons, but in my lurking across different Democratic supportive websites I’ve always seen the same question over and over...
View ArticleFlip Everything: Help Turn the Country Blue!
It’s been a while since I’ve written diaries for both personal and other reasons, but in my lurking across different Democratic supportive websites I’ve always seen the same question over and over...
View ArticleFlip Everything: A Down Ballot All in 1 Activism Guide to Make a Blue Wave...
In the 2020 election let’s do all we can to Flip Everything!It’s been a while since I’ve written diaries for both personal and other reasons, but in my lurking across different Democratic supportive...
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Rei's 2020 Fair Districts - Part 1: DE, MD, VA, WV
Hi. Long time lurker but it’s my first diary here. I would like to make a series that demonstrates how districts would look like come 2020 redistricting. As usual, I drew the maps using Dave’s...
View ArticleLate Breaking Opportunities to Make a Difference - New Candidate
As we reach election day, there are new developments in the news and polling that greatly improve candidates chances.These newly important candidates need funding since their races were not on large...
View ArticleLate Breaking Opportunities to Make a Difference - New Candidates
As we reach election day, there are new developments in the news and polling that greatly improve candidates chances.These newly important candidates need funding since their races were not on large...
View ArticleLate Breaking Opportunities to Make a Difference - 2 Days to Go!
As we reach election day, there are new developments in the news and polling that greatly improve candidates chances.These newly important candidates need funding since their races were not on large...
View ArticleLate Breaking Opportunities to Make a Difference - Last Chance to Donate...
We are reaching the final deadline to support candidates.Last minute money does help them on the final push!As we reach election day, there are new developments in the news and polling that greatly...
View ArticleWest Virginia
West Virginia will trend blue over the next four years based on the growth that I’m seeing in the Eastern Panhandle. Folks in MD, DC and Virginia are fed up with the high costs of housing which are...
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