Justice campaign opens online Babydog store

Gov. Jim Justice’s popular pet Babydog is playing an early and prominent role in his U.S. Senate campaign.

The official online Babydog store is open and is offering everything from “Babydog demands Justice” T-shirts to Babydog coffee mugs.

Justice is seeking the Republican nomination for a U.S. Senate seat in West Virginia. He is being challenged in the Republican primary by incumbent U.S. Rep. Alex Mooney, R-W.Va.

The winner of the Republican primary would presumably challenge incumbent Democrat Joe Manchin, who faces an uphill battle in a state that has shifted to the political right in recent elections. However, Manchin has yet to say whether he intends to seek re-election.

Manchin is frequently mentioned as a possible third-party candidate for president. Speculation regarding a third-party bid was further fueled by Manchin’s appearance last month with former Utah Republican Gov. Jon Huntsman at a No Labels town hall meeting in Manchester, NH.

The No Labels Party has yet to say if it will mount a third-party presidential ticket but has hinted that it may if Joe Biden is the Democratic nominee and Donald Trump is the Republican nominee.

Items available for purchase on the official Babydog store aren’t cheap. The “Babydog demands Justice” T-shirt costs $25, along with a “Let’s Go Babydog” shirt. The Babydog coffee mug costs $20. The website says the online store is operated by WinRed.

Mooney didn’t immediately comment Thursday on the opening of the Babydog online store.

However, Mooney issued a statement Thursday criticizing Justice for what he said was the governor’s failure to denounce the “witch hunt” targeting former President Donald Trump.

“Jim Justice is a phony liberal who claims to support President Trump, but as always, is late to the party,” Mooney’s campaign manager John Findlay said in a statement Thursday. “Alex Mooney is the only proven conservative running for U.S. Senate in West Virginia who has shown his support for Donald Trump since day one and will bring his America First policies to the U.S. Senate.”

The West Virginia contest is one of only a handful of races that will determine which political party controls the U.S. Senate in 2024.

— Contact Charles Owens at [email protected]. Follow him @BDTOwens

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