Robert Byrd in Re-Election Trouble?
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James Joyner | Saturday, June 4, 2005 |
Don Surber points us to new polling data showing West Virginia’s answer to Emperor Palpatine down to a three point lead–i.e., a statistical dead heat–over his presumptive Republican opponent in 2006, Shelley Moore Capito.
My strong guess is that Byrd will either choose not to run for health and family reasons or that he’ll manage to win another term when all’s said and done. While he’s a characature of a Senator, he’s brought home smokehouse after smokehouse full of bacon for his state, all of it stamped with his brand.
Via Glenn Reynolds, who is also amused by Surber’s logo.
About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and infant daughter.
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Thanks for the link. That photo is courtesy of Rick Lee (you click it to get to his blog)
Posted by Don Surber | June 4, 2005 | 08:04 pm | Permalink
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