Nick Rahall – Supporting Obama’s Job Destroying Agenda
As the USA Today reports, Nick Rahall is apparently joining his fellow West Virginia Democrats in skipping the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte. Not so fast. Rahall has already publicly stated he’s planning to vote for Obama in November, and he’s voted to support the President’s job-destroying, anti-energy agenda more than 82% of the time in Congress. Now that Rahall realizes he’s chances of re-election are sinking, he’s trying to hide his support for the President.
As you cover Nick Rahall disingenuously trying to distance himself from Obama, even though he’s the President’s biggest supporter in West Virginia, consider the following quote:
May 2, 2012 Rahall: “I’m supporting Democrats this November, and that includes the Democratic nominee for president.”
BY THE NUMBERS:
32.7%: President Obama’s job approval rating in West Virginia. (Associated Press, 5/2/2012)
82.3%: How often Rahall votes to support President Obama’s agenda. (CQ Vote Studies, accessed 5/3/2012)
6: Number of Counties in WV-03 that voted for a convicted felon in Texas over President Obama (West Virginia Metro News, accessed 5/9/2012)