WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Virginia Democratic congressmen urged the state's Republican governor on Friday to use his influence in Washington to press for a "balanced" deficit reduction deal, one with more revenue to replace some of the looming spending cuts they said would devastate Virginia's economy. The appeal to Republican Governor Bob McDonnell comes just days after he urged President Barack ...
Though still in the majority statewide, West Virginia Democrats have seen their ranks erode over the last four years as independents have gained force. There are about 30,000 fewer Democrats in the state than in 2008, according to voter registration data p...
For a West Virginia Democrat these days, balancing the demands of local and national party politics can induce ideological schizophrenia. The party controls the governor's mansion, both of the state's U.S. Senate seats and both houses of the state Legislature, but President Obama is so politically toxic in the Mountaineer ...
For a West Virginia Democrat these days, balancing the demands of local and national party politics can induce ideological schizophrenia. The party controls the governor’s mansion, both of the state’s U.S. Senate seats and both houses of the ...
As he geared up for a contentious election in November 2011, Democrat Joe Manchin demonstrated his independence from his party by shooting a hole through a printed copy of the cap-and-trade bill in a Senate race ad. This year, Sen. Manchin ...
West Virginia isn’t friendly territory for President Barack Obama. That was abundantly clear during the state’s Democratic primary in May, when an inmate in a Texas prison captured more than 40% of the vote, giving the president a run for ...
A trio of West Virginia Democrats will not attend the Democratic National Convention ... Nick Rahall do not plan to attend the convention, according to state party chairman Larry Puccio, who released the state's convention delegation list today in ...
Other Virginia Democrats got in on the act Thursday, when the state party organized a conference call featuring state Sen. Louise Lucas (Portsmouth) and former state treasurer Jody Wagner to attack Allen on the subject. Democrats — led by the ...
chairman of the Democratic Party of Virginia. “And one of the reasons so many individuals are exploring running for statewide office is because of the alternative. “The alternative is downright scary to many Democrats,” Moran said ...
In West Virginia, Democrats dominate the state and local legislatures. But President Barack Obama continues to have trouble breaking into that market, as state party pooh-bahs seem reluctant to line up behind him. An email circulated by the ...
