Darrell McGraw wins!

McGraw wins! (4.00 / 2)

There were about thirty to forty of us at McGraw's campaign headquarters way into the night watching the numbers come in. The closeness of those numbers had turned all of us into emotional wrecks, with the exception of one person; Attorney General McGraw.  He was our rock and our anchor....walking around and talking to us one or two at a time, reassuring us that it was still early, and prasing us for all our hard work. We are extremely fortunate to have this man as Attorney General.

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by: Frog Creek Books @ Wed Nov 05, 2008 at 14:41:05 PM UTC

Wow!!! What an evening. We Did It! (4.00 / 2)

I really couldn't tell you how I was feeling as I pulled into the parking garage at the Holiday Inn Express in Charleston. I don't  know if it was a feeling that I was somewhat happy the all the madness was about to end, or if I was preparing myself for something different. But the overall gut feeling was that we we're in good shape.  So, I made my way into headquarters and the mood there was electric.  

The train was off and rolling, picking up leads in counties as we went.  All was going well.  When I heard the news that we were under by some 200 votes, a older gentlemen and I started crunching numbers on counties that had votes still left out there to be counted.  I'm still amazed at his analysis. On the back of a plain white envelope, he began to map out the course of the rest of the night right in front of me.  

Things started to quiet down and you could tell that those in attendance were on edge a little.  But a cheer erupted from the front room of headquarters that started another up-hill swing in votes.  Right before my eyes, the older gentlemen's chicken scratch was coming true.

Then, we had gotten the call that Greear / Sprouse called to toss in the towel.  We did it.  The headquarters turned into happiness, joy and relief.

Thanks to everyone that busted their butts to support McGraw.  

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by: advocate @ Wed Nov 05, 2008 at 15:41:41 PM UTC

I would never advocate restricting free speech (0.00 / 0)

even for the so-called "Chamber of Commerce" who periodically seems to fund the attempted corporate subversion of government around these parts.

But can we at least discuss focusing a little disinfecting SUNSHINE about whose money is actually at work? I really want to know which businesses in the Mountain State that I should be boycotting...

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by: prfb @ Wed Nov 05, 2008 at 16:36:51 PM UTC

boycott (4.00 / 1)

I've searched the WV Chamber web site from one end to the other, and cannot find ANYTHING about who its members might be.  I know that information has to be somewhere.

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by: Frog Creek Books @ Wed Nov 05, 2008 at 18:59:47 PM UTC

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It's members are corporate, anti-union, anti-environmental ....... (4.00 / 1)

Take anyone who is corporate in nature, anti-union philosophically, anti-environmental by choice and you have yourself a Chamber member in good standing. It really doesn't matter WHO they are just remember WHAT they are.

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by: JBdem4usa @ Thu Nov 06, 2008 at 04:24:20 AM UTC

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