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Left to right Menis Ketchum and Margaret Workman, Darrell McGraw, and Jim McNeely It was a beautiful day for politics in Princeton West Virginia's Glenwood Park. Over 150 Democratic Party voters turned out to enjoy a great meal and meaningful speeches by some really important candidates running for office this November. Speakers included the two Democrats running for the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Menis Ketchum and Margaret Workman, State Attorney General Candidate Darrell McGraw, and 10th Senatorial District Candidate Jim McNeely. Speeches by the statewide candidates warned all about what we can expect from outside the state in support of republicans between now and November. In fact the smear ads have already started according to Menis Ketchum with slimy ads being run on the radio. These ads are being run and will be run by outsiders desperately trying to influence the upcoming election by misleading West Virginians about evil trial lawyers and how we have torte hell in our state. In my opinion electing our two Democratic candidates to the Supreme Court this election is hands down one of the most important jobs to get done between now and election day. Republican Supreme Court candidate Beth Walker the wife of Mike Walker the brother of Steve Walker the President of Walker Machinery a leading supplier of equipment used in Mountaintop Removal throughout our state, would be another rubber stamp judge representing Don Blankenship and Massey Energy... not the citizens of West Virginia. Jim McNeely is running against Republican Don Caruth the state Senate Minority Leader in the Tenth Senatorial District. Many other local candidates were in attendance at the picnic as well. An event like this brings folks together in a great setting as we all get ready to do the hard work to elect Democrats in November. A slide show with pictures of the picnic can be viewed below the jump. |
