Rasmussen says he does.
Republican John Raese has edged ahead of West Virginia’s popular Democratic Governor Joe Manchin for the first time in the state’s special U.S. Senate race.
A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely West Virginia Voters finds Raese earning 48% support to Manchin’s 46% when leaners are included. Two percent (5%) prefer some other candidate, and four percent (4%) are undecided.
Now, the NRA endorsement of Manchin could shift things, but I still believe this race will continue to be a huge headache for the Democrats. Without an icon or self-funder on their ticket, the Dems are getting the full-force of the Mountain State’s 21st-Century friendliness to the GOP.
As for Manchin, again, he may actually suffer from the fact that he’s still Governor – and thus all of those who like him but can’t stand the Obama Administration can tell themselves they’re just voting to keep him in the state capital.
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He also suffers from being caught on video last fall saying if he were in Congress that he would vote for ObamaCare.
Does it bother anyone that Raese’s wife and son are Florida residents and Raese himself has spent most of the last couple of years livinhg in Florida?
It may not be hard to fool WV voters (Shelly Moore Capito has done it for years)… but Raese really has pulled the wool over some eyes.
Does it bother you that Hillary Clinton had never even LIVED in NY before she started running for that U.S. Senate seat?