West Virginia has the only Governor’s race in the country this year.  As a result it is attracting national attention.  The Fix read regularly by political insiders wrote about our May 14th election.  Read here to see how it looks from the outside.

Last evening in Chicago President Obama was having a private chat with campaign donors.   What he did not realize that when the reporters traveling with him had left the room -- the audio feed of his conversation was still being relayed to a distant press room. ...

President Obama did not wait to kick off his $1 billion dollar 2012 campaign later this week in Chicago.  He did so today in a speech at George Washington University.  The speech was billed in advance as a policy address regarding his plan to cut the national debt and...

The President Is Missing By Paul Krugman (New York Times) What have they done with President Obama? What happened to the inspirational figure his supporters thought they elected? Who is this bland, timid guy who doesn’t seem to stand for anything in particular?  Read...

Boehner:  Next fight will be about trillions, not billions By John Boehner (Speaker, U. S House of Representatives) This week, Congress is moving toward approval of an agreement on the largest spending cut in history to help begin to create a better environment for...

Two respected Americans who served four U. S. presidents as Secretary of State have written an op-ed in The Washington Post.  Secretary Henry A. Kissinger joined with Secretary James A. Baker III outlined their views about “The grounds for U. S. intervention.”  Read...

THE WINNER IS…anyone’s guess…depends upon the turnout plan of the candidates…both parties…with no interest on Main Street in the Governor’s primary…the party faithful will decide…even if TV ads increase…then only those negative ones will likely impact…the Democrat...

The shutdown battle: 10 things to watch By: Bob Cusack (The Hill) The forecast on Capitol Hill this week calls for brinksmanship, heated rhetoric and a climactic ending that could have a major impact on the 2012 elections.  Read the full story here.

It has been said money is the “mother’s milk of politics.”  The candidates in the special primary election have filed their first reports with the Secretary of State.  Though the campaign has been quiet to now you can learn a lot by reviewing these reports. Below are...

Campaigns… are picking up…so is the snow in Elkins…Democrat Natalie Tennant has released a document with policy ideas…is she following the Gaston Caperton model…in an usual TV move John Perdue has a two minute spot…could be a good move… time for voters to learn about...