Rep. Shelley Moore Capito’s (R) announcement Wednesday that she would not run in West Virginia’s special election to replace the late Sen. Robert Byrd (D) left her party without its best chance at a competitive race against the likely Democratic nominee, Gov. Joe Manchin. Still, her exit from More…
Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) said on a state politics radio show this morning that she will not be a candidate in a special Senate election for the seat previously occupied by the late Robert Byrd (D).
Capito told Hoppy Kercheval, host of “Metronews Talkline,” that she would More…
All of the West Virginia Republican lawmakers’ brouhaha over including the so-called “Capito Amendment” in the state legislature’s compromise bill authorizing a special 2010 Senate election may have been for naught. The Washington Post’s Aaron Blake reported late last night that three sources have told him Rep. Shelley More…
We all knew it was coming, but now it’s official — West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin (D) is running in his state’s special Senate election.
He announced his campaign run this morning, a little more than 13 hours after signing the bill that actually declared the election. His run was More…
West Virginia legislators have reached an 11th-hour compromise to allow a special Senate election Nov. 2 to replace the late Sen. Robert Byrd (D).
Gov. Joe Manchin (D) signed a conference version of the bill that the state House of Delegates and state Senate passed this evening. The compromise bill More…
When West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin (D) said Friday that he was “passing the torch” to Carte Goodwin, his former general counsel and appointee to replace the late Sen. Robert Byrd (D), he likely thought Goodwin would end up handing it back to him in just a few months. But More…
Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, the most prominent West Virginia Republican, appears to be leaning against running in a special election for the Senate seat left vacant by the death of Robert Byrd (D).
In an interview with The Hill, Capito noted that she had committed to serving out More…
Much of the buzz about the late Robert Byrd’s (D-W.Va.) Senate replacement has revolved around what the appointment will mean for the Democrats’ economic agenda: an unemployment benefits extension and financial regulatory reform in particular. But in these areas, Byrd’s successor is expected to be a reliable More…
West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin (D) renewed buzz about a possible run in the special election to replace late Sen. Robert Byrd (D) today, telling The Associated Press that he is “highly likely” to enter the campaign. While Manchin’s run is almost a certainty at this point, the More…
West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin (D) told reporters this morning that he will push the state legislature to allow a 2010 special election to replace the late Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.).
Manchin said he will ask state Attorney General Darrell McGraw (D) for a legal opinion on the issue. If More…
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