http://blogs.roanoke.com/politics/2012/11/09/where-did-republican-support-grow-the-most-in-the-coalfields/ Tue, 21 May 2013 01:43:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.roanoke.com/politics/2012/11/09/where-did-republican-support-grow-the-most-in-the-coalfields/#comment-21654 Phyllis Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:39:04 +0000 http://blogs.roanoke.com/politics/?p=15966#comment-21654 One issue I haven’t seen addressed in these blogs is money. We surely got what we paid for in the Congressional (if not all the) races. When one candidate has 2 or 3 or more times the amount of money than the other to spend on TV ads we might as well call the results without voting. False statements repeated throughout the day take on a reality of their own and cannot be challenged without money. The lesser funded candidates fighting for name recognition can’t possibly compete.

]]> http://blogs.roanoke.com/politics/2012/11/09/where-did-republican-support-grow-the-most-in-the-coalfields/#comment-21377 Rick Sat, 10 Nov 2012 01:36:46 +0000 http://blogs.roanoke.com/politics/?p=15966#comment-21377 Why do you continue to belabor the point? Rs are getting a stronger hold in the poorest, least populous part of the state. I guess you and others believe we will one day return to a period when places like Welch, WV are the wealthiest places around. What new industry or innovation is anyone discussing? The modt innovative locale,Bburg, is a D strong hold. Salem, Bburg, Cburg couldn’t care less about coal.

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