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The first radio ad of the campaign is now in circulation, and it comes from the great teabagger hope, Bill Maloney, the businessman many rightwingers (with a kind of, sort of boost from the party leadership) hope will defeat Republican frontrunner Betty Ireland for the party's nomination.
He likes to constantly point out that he's not a "career politician" - which is basically shorthand for the fact that guys like Maloney and John Raese can buy their way into a campaign without having to pay their dues.
Maloney offers little in the way of specifics for fixing the state's problems, but the closing to his ad gives you a pretty good idea what his supposedly fresh approach to politics will bring:
As governor, Bill Maloney will work to defend life, protect traditional marriage and make West Virginia the most family-friendly state in America. And Bill Maloney will always defend our second amendment rights.
Who needs policy positions or an economic plan, when you can just resort to the same tired hot button issues?
You have to wonder just how long it took for the conservative leadership to find someone with such a bold vision.
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