Republican candidate David McKinley doesn't only hurl racist slurs, he also whines. A lot. And so do his people.
The West Virginia Republican Party issued a press release about Mike Oliverio's car parked at a polling place, according to Politico.
But as clearly apparent from the photo, Oliverio parked his car with his campaign sign in the spot farthest away from the polling place entrance and what to the naked eye appears more than 300 feet away from the entrance as required by state law.
Honestly, the West Virginia GOP should just change their name to the West Virginia Whiny Ass Titty Babies and get it over with.
Update
I emailed the Oliverio campaign for a statement about this faux controversy put out by the WV GOP and spoonfed by Politico, which should have recognized the falseness of it from the photo they ran on their own web site (ah Politico, so eager to please Republicans).
Today's press release from the West Virginia Republican Party is completely false. Here's the real story.
Mike Oliverio went to vote today. The polling location is in his own church - so he knows it well. He parked in the very last place - beyond the 300 foot rule on purpose.
He also was being stalked by a WVGOP staffer who was filming him this morning.
Oliverio walked into the booth and told the precinct workers that he drove his own vehicle, with his name on the vehicle and told them that he was parked more than 300 feet away - but knowing there was a GOP staffer to expect a phone call from the County Clerk.
Sure enough, a complaint was called in to the Monongalia County Clerk's office. The Clerk called the precinct and the precinct people explained that the complaint was invalid.
The problem here is that McKinley actually did violate campaign law by campaigning within 300 feet of a polling locations a few days ago - and was documented by the press.
Mike Oliverio has absolutely not done anything improper - and the state GOP is lying to create a press release.
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