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Republican Governor Jim Justice's dog, beloved Babydog Justice, is headed to Washington aft his proprietor won his Senate run – successfully flipping West Virginia red.
The Fox News Decision Desk has projected that Republican Gov. Jim Justice of West Virginia volition decision the Democrat Party's nominee—Wheeling politician Glenn Elliott.
Justice – on with his chunky companion, Babydog – archetypal made headlines aft the brace stole the shows during the Republican National Convenion (RNC) successful July, with the politician entering the signifier to chants of, "Babydog!"
Onlookers fawned implicit the English bulldog, launching the pooch to stardom. His authoritative X relationship states that the pooch, "Wendy’s nuggets, riding shotgun successful dad’s Suburban, and napping."
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Babydog Justice sat successful a seat adjacent to Gov. Justice arsenic helium gave his code astatine the RNC. (Getty Images)
Now, Babydog is headed to Washington D.C. aft his proprietor easy defeated blimpish Rep. Alex Mooney, R-W.Va., successful a contentious GOP superior earlier this twelvemonth and past moved connected to decision his Democratic opponent, Elliott.
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Babydog participated successful his owner's predetermination bid, accompanying him to run events and meet-and-greets passim his campaign.
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice poses astatine his table with his favored bulldog, Babydog. Picture courtesy of the Office of Governor Jim Justice. (Fox News Digital/Office of Governor Jim Justice)
While the RNC quality made the 5-year-old canine nationally recognized, Babydog has been a fixture successful West Virginia's governmental arena for immoderate time.
In June 2024, the beloved pooch joined the ranks of Abraham Lincoln, Civil War soldiers and odes to Appalachian people euphony successful caller murals nether the West Virginia authorities Capitol.
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice holds up his canine Babydog's rear extremity arsenic a connection to radical who've doubted the authorities arsenic helium comes to the extremity of his State of the State code successful the House chambers, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, successful Charleston, W.Va. (Chris Dorst/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP)
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice holds Babydog, his English Bulldog, during his State of the State address, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, astatine the Capitol successful Charleston, W.Va. (AP Photo/Leah Willingham)
In 2022, Justice hoisted her up during his State of the State code and pointed her rear extremity astatine the camera.
"Babydog tells Bette Midler and each those retired there: Kiss her heinie," Justice said astatine the event.
The determination came aft vocalist and histrion Bette Middler wrote connected what was past Twitter, had called West Virginians "poor, illiterate and strung out" aft Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., refused to enactment a measure promoted by President Joe Biden and Democrats successful Congress.
In 2019, Babydog encouraged West Virginia residents to enactment successful a COVID-19 "Do it for Babydog: Save a Life: Change Your Life" campaign.
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice's bulldog "Babydog" is travelling successful a folding wagon during the 2nd time of the 2024 Republican National Convention astatine the Fiserv Forum successful Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16, 2024. (ANGELA WEISS / AFP via Getty Images)
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With Justice's victory, Republicans volition power some of West Virginia's two Senate seats for the archetypal clip successful astir a century.
Fox News Digital's Paul Steinhauser and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten is simply a breaking quality writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business.
Story tips and ideas tin beryllium sent to [email protected] and connected X: @s_rumpfwhitten.
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