A new ad by a GOP Senate candidate shows a mountain crushing the U.S. Capitol building.
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, the top GOP challenger to Sen. Joe ManchinJoseph (Joe) ManchinTrump administration seeks to use global aid for nuclear projects Shelley Moore Capito wins Senate primary West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice wins GOP gubernatorial primary MORE (D-W.Va.), said in the ad he would “blow up” Washington and challenge the liberal elite if elected.
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“Let’s take on Washington with our West Virginia conservative values. Let’s not just change Washington. Let’s blow it up and reinvent it,” Morrisey said, as a West Virginia mountain rose from the ground and dropped on the Capitol.
I’m running for U.S. Senate not to just change Washington, but to blow it up and reinvent it.
Washington is fundamentally broken. We can fix that with a West Virginia conservative fighter! #wvsen pic.twitter.com/hogbOoYnms
— AG Patrick Morrisey (@MorriseyWV) April 4, 2018
“That’s better,” Morrisey said. “We’ll take on Washington liberals.”
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Critics, however, were quick to point out that despite Morrisey’s apparent anti-establishment sentiment, his wife has been a lobbyist in Washington for more than 20 years.
“I hope his wife, a partner at a DC lobbying firm, is ok!” joked Adam SmithDavid (Adam) Adam SmithHouse panel again presses Pentagon leaders to testify on military’s role in protests Overnight Defense: Trump rejects scrapping Confederate names from Army bases | House chairman ups push for Esper, Milley to testify | Ousted State IG tells lawmakers he doesn’t know status of Pompeo investigations Army briefs House panel on response to DC protests MORE, the communications director for Every Voice, a liberal advocacy group pushing campaign finance and health-care reforms.
I hope his wife, a partner at a DC lobbying firm, is ok! https://t.co/Lto6YKJkOi https://t.co/skSLUoICey
— Adam Smith (@asmith83) April 5, 2018
Denise Henry Morrisey, a partner at Capitol Counsel LLC, has “represented corporate and non-profit clients from across the health care spectrum on issues arising in virtually every major piece of health care legislation considered by Congress,” according to the firm’s website.
Republicans hope to flip Manchin’s seat to bolster their narrow 51-49 majority in the upper chamber. A RealClearPolitics polling average shows Manchin with a double-digit lead, but calls the state a “toss-up.”
President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE won by over 40 points in West Virginia.