Incumbent Democratic Sen. Jay Rockefeller will retire rather than run for re-election in West Virginia. Natalie Tennant, the Democratic nominee to replace Rockefeller, is facing off against Rep. Shelley Capito, the Republican nominee.
Polls show Capito with a sizable lead.
The state has been becoming more and more red in recent years. In the 2012 presidential election, GOP nominee Mitt Romney carried it 62-36 over President Obama.
Tennant, bowing to political reality, is trying to distance herself from Obama. That may prove to be a tough sell.
.@Natalieforwv was for Obama and his #WarOnCoal before she started running for Senate http://t.co/Z14G28JfN3 #wvsen pic.twitter.com/4qswLASNoA
— Capito for WV (@CapitoforWV) July 27, 2014
https://twitter.com/HollyRFisher/status/492377646957740034
ICYMI – @LarrySabato moved #wvsen ranking from “Leans Republican” to “Likely Republican” today http://t.co/3UgD6lYO2H
— Capito for WV (@CapitoforWV) July 24, 2014
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