Bible belted.We all know about the effort the GOP made to reach religious voters. But you may not have heard how far they went in West Virginia West Virginia, E central state of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland (N), Virginia (E and S), and Kentucky and, across the Ohio R., Ohio (W). Facts and Figures Area, 24,181 sq mi (62,629 sq km). Pop. . A mailing to that state's voters with the return address of the Republican National Committee showed a Bible with the word "BANNED" over it, and a photo of a man placing a ring on the hand of another man with the word 'ALLOWED" over it, followed by "Vote Republican to protect family values family values pl.n. The moral and social values traditionally maintained and affirmed within a family. ." Republican National Committee chairman Ed Gillespie Edward W. Gillespie (born August 1, 1961) is an American Republican political figure. A successful lobbyist, Gillespie along with Jack Quinn (former Chief of Staff to Vice President Al Gore) founded Quinn Gillespie & Associates, a bipartisan lobbying firm that provides , in the great tradition of Karl Rove  The external links in this article or section may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies. , told the Associated Press "he wasn't
aware" of the mailing. But then, in a burst of candor, added
"it wouldn't surprise me if we were mailing voters on the
issue of same-sex marriage."
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