{"id":661601,"date":"2026-03-08T19:06:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T23:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wvmetronews.com\/?p=661601"},"modified":"2026-03-08T17:03:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T21:03:57","slug":"social-media-post-may-backfire-on-morrisey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wvmetronews.com\/2026\/03\/08\/social-media-post-may-backfire-on-morrisey\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media Post May Backfire on Morrisey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"spreaker-player\" href=_-113.html data-resource=\"episode_id=70540378\" data-width=\"100%\" data-height=\"350px\" data-theme=\"light\" data-playlist=\"show\" data-playlist-continuous=\"true\" data-chapters-image=\"true\" data-episode-image-position=\"right\" data-hide-logo=\"false\" data-hide-likes=\"false\" data-hide-comments=\"false\" data-hide-sharing=\"false\" data-hide-download=\"true\" data-title=\"Social Media Post May Backfire on Morrisey\">Listen to &#8220;Social Media Post May Backfire on Morrisey&#8221; on Spreaker.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Governor Patrick Morrisey took to social media Friday evening.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"290\" data-end=\"540\">\u201cWest Virginians are still waiting for the Legislature to deliver meaningful income tax relief to our citizens,\u201d Morrisey posted. \u201cToday is Day 52 of the 60-day session. Time is running out. Demand your Delegate and Senator pass income tax cuts NOW!\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"542\" data-end=\"740\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=posted94.html width=\"500\" height=\"213\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"542\" data-end=\"740\">A question to Morrisey on X asking whether the post should be interpreted to mean five percent is too little \u2014 or whether he would reject such a deal as part of a budget agreement \u2014 went unanswered.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=morriseywv584f.html>@MorriseyWV<\/a> is this post to be interpreted as 5 percent is not enough and \/ or not a deal you\u2019ll accept? <a href=_-114.html>https:\/\/t.co\/22IEgR6kgD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 T.J. Meadows, Co-Host MetroNews Talkline (@TJMeadows304) <a href=2030057751196418128584f.html>March 6, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=_-115.html charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>My view is the governor thinks 5 percent is not meaningful.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"742\" data-end=\"1134\">Morrisey made the post after a few important developments that add context.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"742\" data-end=\"1134\">The House and Senate had just reached an agreement on the state\u2019s next fiscal year budget. While that budget does not contemplate a 10 percent tax cut, prevailing wisdom around the Capitol suggests House leaders stand ready to allow the governor a 5 percent cut generated through reduced revenue estimates from his office. After all, the legislature may not change the governor\u2019s revenue estimates and funding the cut via lower estimates doesn&#8217;t directly require cuts on the expense side.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"742\" data-end=\"1134\">Senate Finance Chair Jason Barrett <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wvmetronews.com\/2026\/03\/05\/lawmakers-will-send-budget-to-governor-in-time-to-deal-with-line-item-vetoes\/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CObviously%20the%205%25%20tax%20cut%20that%20is%20built%20into%20the%20budget%20is%20incredibly%20important%20to%20the%20Senate.%20We%20wanted%20to%20go%20to%2010%20percent%3B%20just%20couldn%E2%80%99t%20get%20there%2C%E2%80%9D%20Barrett%20said.\">has said the 5 percent is important<\/a><\/strong> to the Senate. There&#8217;s no reason for the Senate to pass on a relatively sure thing they&#8217;ve already ironed out with the House. As Barrett said, the latest version represents the final compromise with the House. The parties have reached agreement &#8211; it&#8217;s done.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, the governor surely knows \u2013 the legislature all but wrote it in crayon \u2013 any such cut wouldn\u2019t come before the budget is back in their hands to handle any line-item veto.<\/p>\n<p>Why would he make a post knowing these things, unless unhappy with the amount?<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1136\" data-end=\"1458\">Given that calculus, the governor\u2019s post reads as something close to an outright rejection of the legislature\u2019s plan and the five percent. Morrisey appears willing to forgo a deal \u2014 one where everyone could claim a win \u2014 for the opportunity to potentially bank more political capital from the failure to achieve what he considers \u201cmeaningful\u201d tax relief. A failure he would lay at the feet of the legislature.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1460\" data-end=\"1489\">That strategy could backfire.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1491\" data-end=\"1790\">Morrisey\u2019s post, along with the reposts that followed, drew mixed reactions. Many responses pointed to poor road conditions and suggested tax cuts should wait until infrastructure improves. Water system needs were mentioned frequently, and special education funding surfaced in the comments as well, along with a bent to focus on property taxes instead of the income tax.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1792\" data-end=\"2024\">Legislators are no doubt paying attention to those reactions and could use them to their advantage \u2014 especially in the House. You\u2019ll recall that chamber originally messaged their desire for no incremental tax cut beyond the current trigger mechanism.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2026\" data-end=\"2279\">The legislature\u2019s passing the budget early already weakened the governor\u2019s line-item veto power. This self-imposed push now risks something else: Morrisey losing any tax cut altogether. Anecdotally, social media feedback suggests many voters would be comfortable with that outcome.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2281\" data-end=\"2592\">If House leaders \u2014 who remain firmly in the driver\u2019s seat on this issue \u2014 respond by simply leaving the five-percent tax cut bill in a desk drawer and instead direct the surplus created by the already lowered revenue estimates toward roads, water systems, or special education, the governor loses the battle entirely.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2594\" data-end=\"2796\">And if Morrisey ultimately accepts the five-percent deal after this heavily-viewed public post, he risks looking politically weakened against a legislature that stood its ground. What could have been framed as a negotiated victory suddenly looks like a retreat on his part.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2798\" data-end=\"2899\">It almost feels as though the Legislature handed the governor enough rope, confident he might use it.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2901\" data-end=\"3299\">Looking further ahead, there\u2019s another complication. If voters ultimately receive better roads instead of a modest income tax cut \u2014 just as voters seemingly want \u2014 how does the governor campaign on the issue later? It becomes difficult to argue lawmakers should be replaced for refusing to cut taxes when the result is infrastructure improvements many voters were asking for in the first place.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3301\" data-end=\"3481\">Whether the post was carefully calculated or simply off-the-cuff, Morrisey has backed himself into a corner. How \u2014 and how successfully \u2014 he navigates out of it remains to be seen. But, the great ones always find a way. Maybe Morrisey will or maybe he won&#8217;t?<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to &#8220;Social Media Post May Backfire on Morrisey&#8221; on Spreaker. Governor Patrick Morrisey took to social media Friday evening. \u201cWest Virginians are still waiting for the Legislature to deliver meaningful income tax relief to our citizens,\u201d Morrisey posted. \u201cToday is Day 52 of the 60-day session. Time is running out. 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