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Morrisey Didn’t Deny West Virginians Trump

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, voted for Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention in 2016. He voted for Trump in the Electoral College, too.

Still, a TV ad attacking Morrisey falsely says that he “betrayed Donald Trump,” “denying” West Virginians “our choice for president,” and “refused to support Trump over Hillary.”

Morrisey that Trump was not his first choice to be the Republican nominee for president. He also went into the convention as who were not committed to any of the Republican candidates. In the end, Morrisey cast his vote for Trump to.

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