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Line 27: Due to Babydog's frequent appearances with Justice at various press conferences and events within West Virginia, Babydog quickly became a popular figure within West Virginian politics, becoming a sort of [[meme]] figure within the state. One particular event in 2022 gained national attention, as while delivering the annual [[State of the State Address]], Justice responded to a [[Tweet (social media)\|tweet]] by actress [[Bette Midler]] calling West Virginians "poor, illiterate, and strung out" (in response to [[List of United States senators from West Virginia\|Senator]] and former [[List of governors of West Virginia\|Governor]] [[Joe Manchin]]'s opposition to President [[Joe Biden]]'s [[Build Back Better Plan\|"Build Back Better" Plan]]) by holding Babydog up and telling Midler, as well as his critics, to "kiss her hiney".<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Stracqualursi \|first=Veronica \|date=2022-01-28 \|title=The ultimate rebuttal: West Virginia governor hoists dog's derrière in cheeky response to critics {{!}} CNN Politics \|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/28/politics/jim-justice-west-virginia-babydog-speech/index.html \|access-date=2024-07-17 \|website=CNN \|language=en}}</ref> In 2023, a waterfall in [[Babcock State Park]] was ~~named~~renamed to "Babydog Falls" in her honor.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Brown \|first=Kassidy \|date=2023-03-30 \|title=Babydog gets a waterfall in Babcock State Park \|url=https://www.wvva.com/2023/03/30/babydog-gets-waterfall-babcock-state-park/ \|access-date=2024-09-02 \|website=WVVA \|language=en}}</ref> Additionally, in June 2024, a [[mural]] depicting West Virginian history was unveiled at the [[West Virginia State Capitol]], and it included a likeness of Babydog.<ref name="k469">{{cite web \| last=Willingham \| first=Leah \| title=An English bulldog named Babydog makes a surprise appearance in a mural on West Virginia history \| website=AP News \| date=2024-06-30 \| url=https://apnews.com/article/west-virginia-babydog-mural-capitol-governor-justice-174616f19a07e74ea4dbbd52c3ee1f72 \| access-date=2024-07-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Slade \|first=Duncan \|date=2024-06-27 \|title=Capitol renovation oversight has been skirted for years. Now, West Virginia has a Babydog mural \|url=https://mountainstatespotlight.org/2024/06/27/babydog-mural-jim-justice-capitol/ \|access-date=2024-08-23 \|website=Mountain State Spotlight \|language=en-US}}</ref> In August 2024, associates of Jim Justice registered a [[political action committee]] named the "Babydog's Almost Heaven PAC".<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Pet Project: Federal leadership PAC registered, named after Justice’s Babydog \|url=https://www.newsandsentinel.com/news/local-news/2024/08/pet-project-federal-leadership-pac-registered-named-after-justices-babydog/ \|access-date=2024-08-24 \|website=newsandsentinel.com/ \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last= \|first= \|date=2024-08-06 \|title=Associates of West Virginia Gov. Justice start federal leadership PAC in Babydog’s name \|url=https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/associates-of-west-virginia-gov-justice-start-federal-leadership-pac-in-babydog-s-name/article_15c90294-5422-11ef-a2c1-2fd6128facbc.html \|access-date=2024-08-24 \|website=WV News \|language=en}}</ref> Babydog appeared with Justice on the second day of the [[2024 Republican National Convention]], which garnered cheers from attendees.<ref name="c698" /><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4776389-west-virginia-gov-jim-justice-appears-on-rnc-stage-with-pet-bulldog-babydog/\|title=West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice appears on convention stage with pet bulldog Babydog\|date=July 16, 2024}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' stated that her reception had "an energy generally reserved only for former President [[Donald J. Trump]]".<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/16/us/politics/jim-justice-babydog.html\|title=Babydog, a Plump Bulldog Who Is Apparently a Republican, Charms the R.N.C.\|first=Michael\|last=Gold\|work=The New York Times \|date=July 17, 2024\|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref>

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