NON-OFFICIAL Data: West Virginia Metro News Network (updated 5/9/12 12:06am)
Martine received 70 votes more than Republican John O’Neal and 411 votes over Republican Roy Cooper. Both O’Neal and Cooper will face Democrats Martine and Pritt in the General Election this November.
Christian Martine
John Paul Beall
Mihai Cirstea
Robert “Rob” Humphreys
Parker King
Michael Leung
Haiying “Hank” Lin
Joseph Liu
Yates Wilburn
The last few weeks have not shown our country in the best light. Our government, the economy, and the American worker are in the middle of a stress test. It seems we are now caught in a perfect storm. What our country needs is a boost of hope.
I watched Captain America in the cinema this weekend. Ironic as it was seeing it in England, the movie reminded me—as I’m sure it did thousands of others—that our country is resilient. The issues that we face today may be large, but we’ve made it through civil wars, world wars, terrorist attacks, and rap*.
At the end of Captain America, the song that read the credits was Star Spangled Man. The song is hummy, and warrants flag waving. It also seems to represent a symbol which our country is lacking. In no certain terms, what America is looking for is “a star spangled man (or woman) with a plan.”
*Purely for entertainment value. But for the record, if I can’t hum a song, it is probably not on my iPod.
Clever commercials at the Super Bowl are as common as a JCPenney ”One Day Only Sale.” Outside of Super Bowl, however, few campaigns emerge that make me do a double take. Last week, a TV ad promoting Hugh Jidette for President made me do just that. Before you read any more, check out the ad for yourself below:
The cleverness of this ad campaign is multi-faceted. I didn’t pay much attention the first time I watched it. Just thought it was an eager candidate wanting to get his name out for 2012. By the end of the commercial, I rewound the DVR, laughed, and then decided to write about it. I’m excited to see how far this campaign is pressed forward.
