BUCKHANNON, WV — Upshur Indivisible, an infamous organization in Upshur County known for promoting liberalism and formed to protest President Donald Trump, has launched a social media campaign against Sen. Robert Karnes (R-11).
In a comment on the anti-Karnes graphics, posted on the organization’s Facebook page, a user wrote, “We said Yes to Bill Hamilton in early voting.” This comment was liked and approved by Edwina Howard-Jack. Howard-Jack is the leader of the Indivisible organization.
The Indivisible post reads, “A WV Public Employees’ group member shared this with the group as a reminder to teachers and employees that the 11th District needs to make Karnes pay in May. Republicans DO YOUR JOB! #VoteHimOut#MakeThemPayInMay #MakeRobertKarnesPayInMay. #Vote“
Hamilton entered controversy when he attended a planning meeting to organize a protest of President Donald Trump, that was reconzied as being a “Hate Has No Home Here March.” The meeting, attended by Hamilton, took place on August 31, 2017. He was also photographed at the event.
On October 5, Hamilton responded to Mountaineer Journal expressing, “Hate truly has have no place here, and I will add, including hate for our President. The photo shows that I was at their meeting and their post insinuates that I joined their group, but I did not. I felt their post with the photo was a little misleading, but I decided not to make an issue of it.”
Now, days before the election, Upshur Indivisible has launched a campaign against Karnes to influence the primary election in Hamilton’s favor.