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West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice brought on his favourite accessory to nan Republican National Convention successful Milwaukee Tuesday night: his clairvoyant bulldog Babydog.
Justice is vying for nan Senate spot presently held by Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, who is retiring - and is apt to flip it to nan GOP successful nan fall.
During Justice's years successful nan governor's mansion, nan plump English bulldog has been a changeless companion, and fills nan domiciled of Punxsutawney Phil and sports prognosticator for the Mountain State.
Justice told nan crowd she had immoderate thoughts astir nan November predetermination during nan dog's quality Tuesday night.
'Babydog's sewage a prediction for everybody here,' Justice said. 'Babydog says we'll clasp nan mostly successful nan House, we're going to flip nan United States Senate and overwhelmingly we're going to elite Donald J. Trump and J.D. Vance in November.'
Babydog, nan bulldog belonging to West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, who is moving for U.S. Senate, made a astonishment cameo Tuesday nighttime astatine nan Republican National Convention
Gov. Jim Justice (right) was seated during his normal reside and had a handler plop Babydog down beside him
Babydog, who plays nan domiciled of sports and weather prognosticator - a la Punxsutawney Phil - successful West Virginia makes a astonishment quality Tuesday nighttime astatine nan RNC
Justice was tapped to speak connected time No. 2 of nan Republican National Convention during a portion of nan programme wherever each nan GOP's Senate candidates delivered remarks.
He stood retired by sitting.
Justice walked retired onstage and sat down successful a chair down nan podium - arsenic an quiet armchair remained emtpy onstage adjacent to him.
At nan apical of nan speech, Justice talked astir nan greatness of West Virginia.
'We want you to travel to effort america retired someday,' Justice said.
Then he sewage down to business.
'Now, pinch each that being said, I cognize that a batch of you want to meet my small buddy,' he said. 'Now if Babydog tin travel retired here.'
Babydog walks onstage astatine nan Republican National Convention connected Tuesday. She was past plopped connected an armchair during Gov. Jim Justice's speech
Justice claimed that Babydog predicted nan Senate would flip to Republican control, nan House would stay successful GOP power and nan White House would beryllium won by erstwhile President Donald Trump and his caller moving mate, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance
Gov. Jim Justice said of Babydog: 'She makes you grin and she loves everybody. How could nan connection perchance beryllium immoderate much simpler than that'
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice walks disconnected shape followed by Babydog Tuesday nighttime astatine nan Republican National Convention successful Milwaukee
A handler carried nan bulldog retired and plopped her successful nan armchair.
'Now arsenic nan world watches, you didn't really expect that did you?' Justice asked nan crowd.
They screamed and cheered.
'She makes you grin and she loves everybody,' he gushed. 'How could nan connection perchance beryllium immoderate much simpler than that.'
Though arsenic nan GOP tried to push a taxable of 'unity' Tuesday night, Justice himself predicted discord if nan party's nominee wasn't successful.
'We go wholly unhinged if Donald Trump is not elected successful November,' nan Senate hopeful said.
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