Hicks? We're Hicks?

According to The Charleston Gazette article, the "hick" ads continued.  While it is disturbing that the Republican Senatorial Committee who paid for the ad thought so little of West Virginia, the US Senate, and the People of West Virginia, it is more disturbing that the West Virginia State Republican Chairman said he had "no problem" with the ad.

So the Republicans have no problem belittling the voters.  How many of the Republican Senatorial Committee have been to West Virginia and met it's people?  Do they even care? 

So, since the "so called" leaders of my party do not feel the need to apologize to West Virginians, I will.  It was a stupid idea for a stupid ad.  And it never should have been broadcast anywhere.

I will be voting for Manchin on election day.  You can vote they way you want.  I am tired of being treated like a two year old, a hick, a hillbilly, and a dupe.  Maybe if my party would try talking to people instead of at them, they would have more success in the state.

West Virgina Primary Election

In the upcoming Primary election in West Virginia, there is going to be a lot of angry Republican voters. They will come to the polls to vote for the candidate of their choice for President and be told that Republicans in West Virginia have already made that choice at the WVGOP Presidential Convention on February 5th.

I don't know what the State Republican Party was thinking when they planned the Convention, but I can speculate. The held the convention so that "they" (the state committee and Mr. Blankenship) could put throught the candidate of their choice regardless of how the majority of registered Republican voters in the State felt. I'm sure there was backroom wheeling and dealing.

The upshot is that they have taken away any incentive for Republican voters in the Mountain State to come out to the polls for the primary. This will help out the State Party, backroom approved candidates for local and state offices.

Next time - please do not hold a convention for chosing the Presidental Candidate. Let the people decide, not Big Money!

Update

Yes, I voted online for delegates to the WV GOP Convention. Biggest waste of my vote ever! By the time the convention rolled around my candidate, Fred Thompson, had dropped out of the race, so all the Thompson delegates I voted for were freed up. That left West Virginia for Huckabee. And Mr. H. is and was my least favorite candidate. Oh, he is the consumate politician. He will say whatever will get him the votes. I would not trust him as far as I could throw him (but I don't think I could get a hold of him as slippery as he is).

Message to WVGOP leaders - use a primary next time. Yes, I am sure you made a lot of money off of the convention, but your promise of a Convention really stirring up things for the party, went kind of flat. The numbers of people that actually voted for delegates was less than then number of voters that turn up for the primary. Well at least those well connected with the party had a party in Charleston. WooHoo!

At this point, all I can say is: WVGOP you need to WOW me. I can't remember when I was less excited about an election - either state or federal. You need to come up with new ideas. If you need help, I will volunteer to brainstorm with anyone.

Until next time!

Have you registered?

I have just registered online to vote for presidential delegates at the West Virginia GOP Convention to be held on February 5, 2008.

My voice will be heard, will your's?