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Elect Cole For Real Progress

West Virginians cannot afford, quite literally, to make a mistake in electing our next governor. We need Bill Cole in the office to lead the change that is imperative for our state.

For decades, West Virginia’s natural resources, along with hard-working, skilled men and women who mined coal, produced steel and chemicals and satisfied other needs of our fellow Americans, allowed our economy to coast.

But the good old days are  gone. Either we change now, or the Great Depression-like trouble affecting some of our southern counties will grow worse there and perhaps spread elsewhere in our beloved Mountain State.

Change will require strong, realistic leadership. It will require a new governor whose loyalty is to West Virginians, not to the failed Democrat political machine of the past.

More than 80 years of Democrat control of the Legislature helped put us in the deep hole out of which we are struggling to climb. Democrat politicians, allied with certain special interests, ensured they did well — at the expense of our state and most of its residents.

Nearly two years ago, Republicans took control of the Legislature. Cole became president of the state Senate. Steadily but surely, he has led campaigns to reform politics and our economy.

Incredibly, his opponent, Jim Justice, has attempted to portray Cole and other Republicans as the political establishment that created many of our current problems. Two years of leadership versus 83 years of Democrat domination? West Virginians are not stupid. We see the real problem. We are not about to go back to it.

Justice’s campaign has relied on promises, not policy. Voters should ask themselves what concrete program Justice has detailed.

Meanwhile, Cole has presided over reforms that will help create jobs and on real cuts in state spending.

Reform. Policy. Fiscal responsibility. Leadership. Those are words that fit Cole.

Justice? Try vague promises and an alliance with the very old-style politicians who are the problem.

The Intelligencer endorses Bill Cole for governor of West Virginia for one reason: He has led reform and, as governor, will deliver real progress — not just promises.

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