Berkley county Delegate Larry Faircloth is already in for the Rs.
Goodwin would probably be the best candidate for the Ds, IMO.
I think Goodwin is the best option to go against Capito in the Senate race, he'd at least be better than Rahall.
It would be suicide for Goodwin to try against Capito. There are only two feasible scenarios that would lead Goodwin to take the plunge:
- He's holding his breath and hoping that Capito is knocked out in the primary, similar to what Donnelly did in IN. Unlike IN, though, Goodwin doesn't have the luxury of having an anointed tea party challenger waiting in the wings for Capito.
- He's trying to raise his name rec for something in the future (maybe Gov after Tomblin).
I'd be prepared to punt on this Senate seat, as well as an open SD seat, in order to shore up the handful of other red state Dems.
