West Virginia Senate Race?

[Brian4Liberty]

Attention folks from WV!

Jay Rockefeller is retiring, so this seat is up in the air. Do we have any liberty candidates running?

Is Pat McGeehan good? The issues page on his website seem to be decent:

http://www.mcgeehan2014.com

 

[Mr.NoSmile]

I refer to this:

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?426203-Pat-McGeehan-(U-S-Senate-WV)&highlight=mcgeehan

Capito seems to have greater name recognition, though. Not impossible for McGeehan, but hopefully he gets a little fire in his step.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

I refer to this:

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?426203-Pat-McGeehan-(U-S-Senate-WV)&highlight=mcgeehan

Capito seems to have greater name recognition, though. Not impossible for McGeehan, but hopefully he gets a little fire in his step.

Thanks. I bumped that thread too. He seems like our best option in that race. I noticed that the Senate Conservatives Fund has said there is no way they will support Capito.

 

[FSP-Rebel]

PM was known as a Mr. No when he was in the state house of delegates & afaik is a Paul guy. We used to have a few peeps from WV here but none lately to let us know what's going on with this guy. His campaign schedule/event page is weak and very rarely uses his Twitter account. He doesn't seem to be campaigning as fervently as Brannon by any means.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

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[MichaelDavis]

I think we should focus on more winnable races. Republican Shelley Moore Capito leads Pat McGeehan 72% to 6%. Democrat Natalie Tennant leads Pat McGeehan 42% to 32%. http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2013/PPP_Release_WV_924.pdf

 

[TaftFan]

I offered the guy to do a Q&A which I would post on my blog and he never responded. Of course my blog doesn't get any hits but I wanted to help him at least get his message out among the liberty movement. IMO we should put in what he puts in-which right now doesn't appear to be very much.

The website is looking nice so that is a good sign he is starting to get serious.

 

[eduardo89]

I think we should focus on more winnable races. Republican Shelley Moore Capito leads Pat McGeehan 72% to 6%. Democrat Natalie Tennant leads Pat McGeehan 42% to 32%. http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2013/PPP_Release_WV_924.pdf

Capito is atrocious:

Not very pro-life

Rated 55% by the NRLC, indicating a mixed record on abortion. (Dec 2006)
Supported funding contraception and UN family planning. (Jul 1999)

Not a fiscal conservative

Voted YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending. (Jul 2009)
Voted YES on $15B bailout for GM and Chrysler. (Dec 2008)
Voted YES on $60B stimulus package for jobs, infrastructure, & energy. (Sep 2008)
Voted YES on defining "energy emergency" on federal gas prices. (Jun 2008)
Voted YES on revitalizing severely distressed public housing. (Jan 2008)
Voted YES on regulating the subprime mortgage industry. (Nov 2007)
Voted YES on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Nov 2007)
Voted YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program. (Jan 2009)
Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. (Oct 2007)
Voted YES on extending unemployment benefits from 39 weeks to 59 weeks. (Oct 2008)
Voted YES on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Jan 2007)
Voted YES on $167B over 10 years for farm price supports. (Oct 2001)
Voted YES on $23B instead of $4.9B for waterway infrastructure. (Nov 2007)
Voted YES on providing $70 million for Section 8 Housing vouchers. (Jun 2006)

Sucks on civil liberties

Voted YES on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act. (Feb 2013)
Voted YES on making the PATRIOT Act permanent. (Dec 2005)
Supports Equal Rights Amendment and comparable work pay rules for women. (Jul 1999)
Voted YES on restricting independent grassroots political committees. (Apr 2006)
Voted YES on campaign finance reform banning soft-money contributions. (Feb 2002)
Voted YES on banning soft money donations to national political parties. (Jul 2001)
Voted YES on extending the PATRIOT Act's roving wiretaps. (Feb 2011)
Voted NO on requiring FISA warrants for wiretaps in US, but not abroad. (Mar 2008)
Voted YES on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad. (Aug 2007)
Voted YES on allowing electronic surveillance without a warrant. (Sep 2006)
Voted YES on continuing intelligence gathering without civil oversight. (Apr 2006)
Voted YES on federalizing rules for driver licenses to hinder terrorists. (Feb 2005)
Voted YES on protecting cyber security by sharing data with government. (Apr 2013)
Voted YES on retroactive immunity for telecoms' warrantless surveillance. (Jun 2008)
Voted YES on banning Internet gambling by credit card. (Jun 2003)

Sucks on foreign policy

Voted YES on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Apr 2003)
Voted NO on removing US armed forces from Afghanistan. (Mar 2011)
Voted NO on investigating Bush impeachment for lying about Iraq. (Jun 2008)
Voted NO on redeploying US troops out of Iraq starting in 90 days. (May 2007)
Voted YES on declaring Iraq part of War on Terror with no exit date. (Jun 2006)
Voted YES on approving removal of Saddam & valiant service of US troops. (Mar 2004)
Voted YES on authorizing military force in Iraq. (Oct 2002)
Strengthen sanctions on Syria & assist democratic transition. (Apr 2008)
No contact & enforce sanctions on Iran until threat is gone. (May 2011)
Boycott & sanctions against Iran for terrorism & nukes. (May 2011)
Sanctions on Iran to end nuclear program. (Apr 2009)

More shitty votes/positions

Make EPA into a Cabinet department. (May 2002)
Regulate all dog breeders down to kennels of 50 dogs. (Feb 2011)
Allow an Air Traffic Controller's Union. (Jan 2006)
Voted YES on requiring states to test students. (May 2001)
Voted YES on Senate pay raise. (Jun 2009)
Voted YES on regulating tobacco as a drug. (Apr 2009)
Voted YES on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)

 

[Keith and stuff]

PM was known as a Mr. No when he was in the state house of delegates & afaik is a Paul guy. We used to have a few peeps from WV here but none lately to let us know what's going on with this guy. His campaign schedule/event page is weak and very rarely uses his Twitter account. He doesn't seem to be campaigning as fervently as Brannon by any means.

Who the heck is Brandon?

 

[Brian4Liberty]

I think we should focus on more winnable races. Republican Shelley Moore Capito leads Pat McGeehan 72% to 6%. Democrat Natalie Tennant leads Pat McGeehan 42% to 32%. http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2013/PPP_Release_WV_924.pdf

You are free to ignore this race if you like.

 

[Keith and stuff]

Capito is atrocious:

Not very pro-life

I doubt everything is bad. Thanks for the goodish news.

 

[MichaelDavis]

Capito is atrocious:

Not very pro-life


Not a fiscal conservative


Sucks on civil liberties


Sucks on foreign policy


More shitty votes/positions

I know about her atrocious voting record. Apparently the citizens of West Virginia don't know or don't care. I think part of the blame falls on McGeehan himself. He appears to be running an awful campaign. It's a shame because he seems like a genuinely great candidate in the mold of Paul/Lee/Cruz. My hope is he moves into Capito's current district so he can run for the House instead of running a longshot bid for the Senate. We need more Amash/Massie candidates anyway.

 

[CaptLouAlbano]

I do not see this one as being a competitive primary at all. The PPP poll from September showed Capito with 72% - that is huge and likely insurmountable for anyone unless Capito makes a huge error between now and 2014. This is one where I personally will sit back and let it play out, rooting for (but not financially supporting) Capito in the general simply for the numbers and the potential of flipping the seat.

 

[gnuschler]

I do not see this one as being a competitive primary at all. The PPP poll from September showed Capito with 72% - that is huge and likely insurmountable for anyone unless Capito makes a huge error between now and 2014. This is one where I personally will sit back and let it play out, rooting for (but not financially supporting) Capito in the general simply for the numbers and the potential of flipping the seat.

She could probably be defeated by an articulate candidate who can explain her voting record ... however, after listening to McGeehan's podcast with Tea Party Express, I doubt that he will be able gain much traction.

 

[FSP-Rebel]

Who the heck is Brandon?

It's Greg Brannon and most people here know he's running in the NCGOP Senate primary while also campaigning his balls off, unlike McGeehan. You must not get out much.

 

[checkurhead88]

For those interested in learning more about Pat, here he is on this weeks edition of the Tea Party Express Podcast. http://bit.ly/18mdtGc

 

[Brian4Liberty]

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[Brian4Liberty]

For those interested in learning more about Pat, here is on this weeks edition of the Tea Party Express Podcast. http://bit.ly/18mdtGc

Is it a regional (West Virginia) thing to speak slowly?

 

[Brian4Liberty]

For those interested in learning more about Pat, here he is on this weeks edition of the Tea Party Express Podcast. http://bit.ly/18mdtGc

Listened to it. He's smart, good on all the issues, and definitely a liberty-oriented candidate.

My only recommendation would be to speak a little faster (interview would be shorter). For national politics, candidates pretty much need to speak like the average news-reader. I bet they have some kind of broadcasting classes somewhere...

In the end, it's what the local voters want.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

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