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Capito to run against Rockefeller for Senator from WV [View all]
CHARLESTON, W. Va. (AP) - Republican U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito is reportedly planning to run for the U.S. Senate in two years.
There has been speculation for sometime that she may run. She is expected to announce her candidacy Monday morning at the State Capitol.
Democratic Sen. Jay Rockefeller has held the seat since 1984, but hasn't said whether he will run again in 2014.
There has been speculation for sometime that she may run. She is expected to announce her candidacy Monday morning at the State Capitol.
Democratic Sen. Jay Rockefeller has held the seat since 1984, but hasn't said whether he will run again in 2014.
http://www.wsaz.com/news/headlines/Capito-Plans-to-Run-for-US-Senate-2014-180784561.html
This could give us a great chance to win back her House seat. But I am concerned about Rockefeller's Senate seat. He is 75 years old, and he and his wife Sharon are not in good health. He has always won comfortably, receiving at least 63 percent of the vote each time after his first election. If he does not run, there is not a strong bench of candidates with state-wide name recognition.
Any thoughts, my fellow West Virginians?
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