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[WV-2] West Virginia Dems' Effort to Nip GOP Gains Starts With House Seat
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| Last Edited | ArmyDem Jun 05, 2007 02:24pm |
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| News Date | Tuesday, June 5, 2007 08:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | By Greg Giroux | 8:00 AM; Jun. 05, 2007 | Email This Article
Republicans’ hopes for expanding their foothold in the Democratic stronghold of West Virginia rest on two successes earlier this decade: George W. Bush carried the state and its five electoral votes for the GOP in both the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections, and Republican Shelley Moore Capito won four House races beginning in 2000 and running through a 2006 campaign year that was terrible for her party nationally.
It is likely, though, that Democratic campaign strategists will try to put West Virginia back in play in the 2008 presidential race, after essentially yielding to Bush’s appeal to the Southern border state’s large constituency of social conservatives.
And it appears almost certain the Democrats will organize early for a concerted campaign to challenge Capito in central West Virginia’s 2nd District, after their relatively half-hearted efforts in 2004 and 2006 produced easy wins for the centrist Republican incumbent.
Democratic strategists are touting state Sen. John Unger, who announced Thursday in Charleston — the state capital and population center of the 2nd District — that he will seek to challenge Capito in next year’s election.
“I have a long record of standing up for the priorities of the people I serve and seeking innovative solutions to the challenges we face,” Unger said in a statement. “I will be an independent voice in Congress that will truly represent West Virginian values and create opportunities for our families and for our children.” |
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