Given that the overarching fantasy of the average WV voter seems to be to make coal great again, why people think WV would vote for a car salesman over a coal baron is beyond me.
The letter after their respective names, that's why. Loving coal for decades didn't save Nick Rahall.
2014. Don't forget he won by 8 points in 2012.
I know it's fun to hate on West Virginia, but a +18 poll for Justice is definitely reason to believe he has a shot at winning. Ultimately, I expect Cole to win, but the margin won't be anything to write home about. Downballot, Tennant will lose, Morrisey will be re-elected, and republicans should get the open auditor seat, but the D incumbents for Ag Commissioner and Treasurer are probably slight favorites. Manchin is probably the Hagan of 2018 - He can go down with nearly everyone else in a big wave, but otherwise he'll survive narrowly.
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