# The Valley Today (5/8/26) featuring Christina Gossett and Mike Plante

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Podcast: [The Valley Today on WMOV AM](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-valley-today-on-wmov-am-6603164)
Published: 2026-05-09T11:09:18+00:00
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## Resource

The Primary Election in West Virginia is coming up on Tuesday and early voting ends on Saturday Tom Susman catches up with Jackson County Clerk Christina Gossett about her office's preparation for the day, from opening poling places to getting the results quickly. Also, the in-fighting within the West Virginia Republican Primary before the election has dominated the headlines and the level of animosity has never been seen in Mountain State politics. While no Republican strategist has been willing to speak with Tom on the issue, he turned to Democratic strategist Mike Plante for his thoughts and observations on what's going on.

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