Source: Green Party Watch
West Virginia is holding a special election for governor today, October 4, and one of the candidates is the Mountain Party’s Bob Henry Baber. The Mountain Party, WV’s Green Party affiliate, has made a name for itself by opposing mountaintop removal mining, which both Democrats and Republicans support and which MP candidates have dubbed “ground zero for global climate change”. WBOY Channel 12 recently interviewed Baber for his thoughts on the election:
“To speak for the common man, woman and child of West Virginia and try to move West Virginia into the 21st century and tell the truth about where we are, running a three-legged race with Mississippi to be the poorest state in the union — and we should be the wealthiest — it can never be a futile effort. You just do what you do and leave it to the voters to decide. Where would the world be without futile efforts?” he said.
“Politics is awful hard to read. I know the people are sick of the negative ads. I feel that I have some wind at my back right now. I think the Mountain Party is going to grow this year.”
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September 23, 2011: Interview with Bob Henry Baber, WV Mountain Party gubernatorial candidate
September 12, 2011: Mountain Party’s Baber takes part in WV Governor’s Debate
June 18, 2011: American Third Position Qualifies for 2011 Special Election for West Virginia Governor
May 3, 2011: Mountain Party Nominates Bob Henry Baber for West Virginia Special Gubernatorial Election
