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Friday, July 29, 20052006 WV Senate RacePosted by Frankie at 7:51 PM
John Cole, has a nice write up on the race and comments of the fake website fake outrage: Apparently, Robert Byrd is feeling the heat. Today, WV Blogger and Charleston Daily Mail columnist Don Surber noted that the Republican National Senatorial Committee has determined that the usually safe Byrd seat is in play, and launched a statewide commercial (backup here)aimed at softening Byrd’s support in anticipation of fielding a viable Republican candidate in 2006. Byrd’s expected opposition, Republican Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, was recently trailing Byrd by only 46-43 in a statewide poll. While other polls gave Byrd a much more comfortable lead, as a WV native and lifelong resident, I can tell you, this is a big deal. Recently, Sen. Byrd has moved to reposition himself as more moderate, signaling tepid support and singing the praises for Bush’s SCOTUS nominee, John Roberts, joining the so-called “Gang of 14,” and stepping up his fundriasing activites (with a little help from some friends, including freshman Senator Barack Obama (D-Ill)). As the state has gone GOP in the last two Presidential elections, this is not surprising. However, the most telling statement about Byrd’s vulnerability might be this latest action by some of Sen. Byrd’s ‘friends’: Permalink | | Comments (4) | Post a Comment | Bryrd TV Attack Ad AirsPosted by Frankie at 7:37 PM
The first attack ad paid for by the Republican Senatorial Committee has started to air on television sets across West Virginia. The TV ad misleads the viewer into "then" and "now" comparison using the typical Republican nitpicking of Byrd's voting record in the attack. I personally am offended by the stereotypical banjo jug band type music played throughout. Permalink | | Comments (3) | Post a Comment | Republicans Begin Attack on Sen. ByrdPosted by Frankie at 10:10 AM
And so it begins, Republicans have already started their attack machine ads on the eight term Senator of West Virginia. From the Washington Post(bottom of page): Permalink | | Comments (0) | Post a Comment | coming soon... |
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