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Must be in the Front Row! - 1 Comments Posted

You remember that old Bob Uecker commercial -- where he kept thinking he had front row seats at the ball game. Turns out Ohio is the anti-Uecker at the RNC. They are getting front row seats Thursday night! (Read Blog)

Weeks Spending Week at RNC - 5 Comments Posted

The Republican candidate for governor in West Virginia says he's meeting the people he'll need to know if he wins the election this fall. (Read Blog)

Manchin Won't Debate - 2 Comments Posted

The gov says thanks but no thanks to WSAZ. (Read Blog)

W.Va. Delegate "Regrets" Hillary's Loss - 2 Comments Posted

Are we ignoring Russ Weeks? - 1 Comments Posted

And by "we" -- I mean the media. Some say yes. I disagree. (Read Blog)

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Welcome to WSAZ.com's coverage of Decision 2008: West Virginia Republican Convention: Tuesday, February 5.

We will bring you the most complete coverage, with up-to-the-minute results, a live video feed, and continuous information updates.

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Mike Huckabee was declared the winner. Click here for the vote tally and county-by-county breakdown.

Scott Saxton will text message updates to WSAZ.com all day via Twitter.
Click here to read his mobile blog messages.

Click here to watch a live video feed of the event. It runs from 9am-2pm.

Which candidates are coming to WV? Click here to find out.

Click here for all of our Decision 2008 political coverage leading up to today.

Watch for updates about Super Tuesday throughout the day & night on WSAZ NewsChannel 3 and MyZ TV.

News director and political blogger Scott Saxton is covering the convention and will provide constant updates via cell phone. He's reported on WV politics for years.

Reporter Michael Wooten will be on hand to provide live reports on NewsChannel 3 and WSAZ.com. He'll get reaction from all of the players in the convention.

Photojournalist Adam Cunningham will be the person behind the live feed here on WSAZ.com. He'll be scanning the crowd to find the most interesting and compelling shots to show you.

Click here to visit the official site for the WV GOP Convention.

Confused about the GOP convention? Click here to read how the process works.

Get the inside scoop on West Virginia politics. Click here to read Scott Saxton's blog.

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