MORGANTOWN – Political candidates have their own campaign committees to raise cash (often from the candidates' own pockets in recent statewide races) for their election efforts. But outside groups also like to throw money to influence election outcomes – buying ads and media time to ...
Remember the good ol’ days when political attack ads discussed real issues facing potential constituents? Based on the current state of Republican campaigning, those days are long behind us. Three of the top GOP candidates for West Virginia governor have been running almost ...
Stop masquerading propaganda as news Campaign sleight of hand comes in many forms. Illinoisans are learning more about a particularly deceitful stratagem called Local Government Information Services — an innocuous name for what amounts to an affront to the institution of a free press ...
One characteristic of American life distinguishes our country from all other democracies: Our political campaigns are never-ending. The moment one election cycle ends, the nation begins focusing on the next. Even if candidates have not formally declared their intentions, we have already begun ...
by Steven Roberts This New York Times headline captures an important inflection point in the current political campaign: “G.O.P. Redoubles Efforts to Tie Democrats to High Crime Rates.” With less than six weeks left before the midterm elections, battle lines are drawn. ...