From Spike Maynard for Congress…

This message is to remind you that Spike and Nick Rahall are going to be participating in a live debate on WVVA tomorrow, Tuesday, Sept. 7th at 7 p.m.

Please make sure to watch, as Spike discusses several important issues in this campaign like Rahall’s support of Obama and Pelosi, and Rahall’s vote to allow taxpayer funds to be used for abortions.

Again, the debate will be live at 7 p.m. Tueday, Sept. 7th on the local NBC station, WVVA.

For those not in the local media market, WVVA will be streaming the debate live on their website, www.wvva.com.

A 16-point lead Mike Oliverio claimed last month over his general election opponent, David McKinley, is now down to single digits, cut by more than two-thirds, according to Public Opinion Strategies, the respected polling firm advising McKinley’s campaign in West Virginia’s First Congressional District.
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The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) has officially announced that Republican Spike Maynard (@SpikeMaynard) (WV-03) has reached ‘Contender’ status as part of its Young Guns program. ‘Contender’ status is the second step in the three-level program.
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In reaction to President Barack Obama’s support of the proposed Mosque adjacent to Ground Zero, Republican candidate for Congress Elliott “Spike” Maynard issued the following statement:

“Mecca is hallowed ground to Muslims. Ground Zero is hallowed ground to Americans. Do you think the Muslims would allow a Jewish temple or Christian church to be built in Mecca? No one would ever propose such a thing. Building a Mosque at Ground Zero is just as offensive to Americans as building a Christian church would be to Muslims in Mecca. The proposal to erect a Mosque at the site of the World Trade Center disaster is a direct slap in the face of the families that lost loved ones when we were attacked by Islamic terrorists. Americans, and especially West Virginians in the 3rd district, see this as a declaration of victory by Islamic extremists, and the President of the United States has endorsed this view. This further illustrates how out of touch the Obama/Rahall/Pelosi team are with regular Americans. Rahall’s failure to publicly condemn President Obama’s statement, and this proposal, is an outrage. The memory of people throughout the Islamic world celebrating in the streets when the towers fell is still too hurtful for most Americans.“ – Elliot “Spike” Maynard

Spike Maynard is the Republican running in the 3rd Congressional District of West Virginia. Maynard is a former West Virginia State Supreme Court Justice and trial judge from Mingo County.

From a press release…

McKINLEY BACKED BY LEADING PRO-LIFE GROUP IN BID FOR CONGRESS

MORGANTOWN – First District congressional nominee David McKinley has earned the endorsement of West Virginians for Life in the November 2 general election.

The political action committee of West Virginians for Life is affiliated with the National Right to Life Committee and, according to a statement from the organization, “through both education and legislation works to build a society where all human life is respected, from conception until natural death.”

“We appreciate the work David McKinley has done in the past to help pass pro-life legislation to benefit the families of West Virginia,” said Karen Cross, President of West Virginians for Life. “We commend him for his commitment to life.”

McKinley said he is proud to have been endorsed by West Virginians for Life in all of his previous political campaigns, including those that spanned his 14 years in the West Virginia legislature.

From Politico…

Questions Raised about Nick Rahall Helping Son
By JOHN BRESNAHAN

In February 2005, as his troubled son was facing felony robbery charges in Virginia, Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) wrote a letter to a Fairfax County judge on congressional stationery, imploring him to show mercy on the then 27-year-old Nick Joe Rahall III.

Nick Joe Rahall, the congressman’s only son, was given a four-year suspended sentence, avoiding prison time in this instance despite being incarcerated twice in the previous four years.

Rahall acknowledged to POLITICO that he should not have used congressional stationery for the Feb. 14, 2005, letter, but said it was not the same type that he uses for official or committee business. House ethics rules bar the use of congressional stationery for anything but government-related activities.
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From Politico…

Already beaten in the West Virginia Democratic primary back in May, an embittered Rep. Alan Mollohan is lashing out at his political enemies, including the Democrat who defeated him, and appears to be plotting a potential comeback in 2012.

Mollohan already is making moves that suggest he wants a rematch.

In June, Mollohan filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission designating himself as a candidate for the House next cycle, according to a June 17 filing h the agency.

Mollohan has also begun raising money for that race. Based on his June 30 disclosure report with the FEC, Mollohan has raised more than $82,000 for the 2012 Democratic primary.

Those funds make up the bulk of the nearly $109,000 in cash that Mollohan’s reelection committee had in the bank as on June 30.

Read the full story at Politico by clicking here.

The Lexington Herald-Leader highlights that many folks associated with the coal industry are planning to spend big this election cycle to target anti-coal members of Congress. Those being targeted include Congressman Nick Rahall from West Virginia’s Third Congressional District.

“With the recent Supreme Court ruling, we are in a position to be able to take corporate positions that were not previously available in allowing our voices to be heard,” wrote Roger Nicholson, senior vice president and general counsel at International Coal Group of Scott Depot, W.Va., in an undated letter he sent to other coal companies.

“A number of coal industry representatives recently have been considering developing a 527 entity with the purpose of attempting to defeat anti-coal incumbents in select races, as well as elect pro-coal candidates running for certain open seats,” Nicholson wrote. “We’re requesting your consideration as to whether your company would be willing to meet to discuss a significant commitment to such an effort.”

Read the complete story on the Lexington Herald-Leader website by clicking here.

Which would you prefer, a candidate supported by a terrorist group or by Sarah Palin?
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The Energy Tax Bill is dead and the environmental activist writer at the Charleston Gazette Ken Ward is mourning. It’s safe to say that he can go back to trying to put the chemical industry out of business in the Kanawha Valley.
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The movement to draft Shelley Moore Capito for U.S. Senate is well underway. The following e-mail was forwarded to West Virginia Red last night…
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As pointed out by the Weekly Standard this past weekend, Governor Joe Manchin has endorsed President Barack Obama’s health care reform legislation. You can watch the video of Governor Joe Manchin endorsing Obamacare by clicking here.
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From the Charleston Daily Mail…

Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is feeling pressure to run for the U.S. Senate, but has yet to make a decision.

“I don’t know which direction I’m going to go, I’m sorting through that right now,” Capito said.

But Capito said she is not scared of losing a Senate election, which, given the likely timing of the race, would force her to give up her House seat. But she is worried about the state losing the momentum that she says she brings.

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Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito released the following statement today regarding an election to fill the remainder of the U.S. Senate term left vacant by the death of Senator Robert Byrd.
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Let the voters of southern West Virginia decide if they want a Congressman that is supported by terrorists…