red states rule
05-12-2010, 04:44 AM
I hope this is a sign people are waking up to the power hungry government Obama, Reid, and Pelosi are running - and they are going to send them packing in November
West Virginia Rep. Mollohan Loses Dem Primary
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Democrat Alan Mollohan became the first member of the U.S. House to be ousted this spring primary season after his opponent mounted a campaign that questioned the 14-term congressman's ethics and support for federal health care reform.
Mollohan conceded after unofficial returns showed that with 82 percent of precincts reporting, state Sen. Mike Oliverio was ahead 56 percent to 44 percent. It ends his 28 years in the House.
Mollohan was dogged by ethical questions, and the more conservative Oliverio ran an aggressive campaign portraying him as corrupt and out of touch. Conservative media rallied around Oliverio, along with anti-abortion groups angry over Mollohan's support of health care reform.
Oliverio will face former state delegate and Republican Party chairman David McKinley in November's general election.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/05/11/west-virginia-rep-mollohan-loses-dem-primary/
West Virginia Rep. Mollohan Loses Dem Primary
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Democrat Alan Mollohan became the first member of the U.S. House to be ousted this spring primary season after his opponent mounted a campaign that questioned the 14-term congressman's ethics and support for federal health care reform.
Mollohan conceded after unofficial returns showed that with 82 percent of precincts reporting, state Sen. Mike Oliverio was ahead 56 percent to 44 percent. It ends his 28 years in the House.
Mollohan was dogged by ethical questions, and the more conservative Oliverio ran an aggressive campaign portraying him as corrupt and out of touch. Conservative media rallied around Oliverio, along with anti-abortion groups angry over Mollohan's support of health care reform.
Oliverio will face former state delegate and Republican Party chairman David McKinley in November's general election.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/05/11/west-virginia-rep-mollohan-loses-dem-primary/