WV Governor's Election.

by Aaron Wed Nov 05, 2008 10:24 am

Did the Mountain Party receive enough votes to maintain their ballot access Frank?

Manchin re-elected; Tennant wins, Douglass leads
West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin clinched re-election Tuesday, brushing aside a pair of opponents in his bid for a second term.
By The Associated Press
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin clinched re-election Tuesday, brushing aside a pair of opponents in his bid for a second term.

The 61-year-old Manchin ran on his efforts to reverse some of the Mountain State's chronic economic woes. Under his watch the state has privatized its oft-troubled workers' compensation program, and gradually but modestly cut both business and consumer taxes.

by ziggy Wed Nov 05, 2008 11:52 am

Did the Mountain Party receive enough votes to maintain their ballot access Frank?

Yes- 5 times as much as would have been needed to do so. That is twice what we did 4 years ago.

Some MP folks were predicting 10 percent or more. Monday evening, on a Green Party blog, I said it would be 3 to 5 percent.

by Aaron Wed Nov 05, 2008 12:13 pm

Good. Then my vote wasn't wasted nor were those of the 4 people I pursuaded to vote for JJ. Maintaining ballot access was as good a reason to vote as any in this election for me.

by **SheikBen** Wed Nov 05, 2008 12:13 pm

Hey Zig,

I'm not Mountain Party feller, but congratulations!!

by sodbuster Wed Nov 05, 2008 12:27 pm

I voted MP as well.

by ziggy Wed Nov 05, 2008 12:34 pm

Aaron wrote:Good. Then my vote wasn't wasted nor were those of the 4 people I pursuaded to vote for JJ. Maintaining ballot access was as good a reason to vote as any in this election for me.

Thanks, Aaron.

by ziggy Wed Nov 05, 2008 12:35 pm

And thank you, Sheik and Sodbuster.

by **SheikBen** Wed Nov 05, 2008 12:49 pm

Well thank you guys for running and for offering other choices.

I split my vote between the Constitution and Republican parties, with a local Democrat added in who I like very much.

I appreciate the Constitution, Green, MP-Green, Libertarian, Communist parties for giving us someone to vote FOR, rather than just vote AGAINST.

by **ohio county** Wed Nov 05, 2008 12:56 pm

I'd like to thank you all for thanking each other.

by Aaron Wed Nov 05, 2008 1:03 pm

Thank you Jimmy. I'm thankful as well.

by ziggy Wed Nov 05, 2008 1:26 pm

See, I told you all a couple weeks ago that after the votes were counted, that we would be our usual cheery selves again.

by Aaron Wed Nov 05, 2008 1:43 pm

And I'm thankful that you were right Frank.

Thank you. Very Happy

That's probably a little too much but I'm bored.

by **SheikBen** Wed Nov 05, 2008 2:36 pm

Thanks to everyone except OC. To OC, my comrade, my acushla, my mishbochah, and my secret conservative santa, my eternal adoration.

And to the French, another invasion!

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