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W Va D Senate Candidate Behind And Desperate - Sues Obama About Coal
West Virginia's Governor Joe Manchin filed suit Wednesday against Obama administration coal mining policies, as the West Virginia Democrat wages a fierce Senate race against a Republican opponent leading him by 5% in the polls.Manchin on Wednesday denied any connection between the federal lawsuit and his campaign to finish the remaining two years of the late U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd's term.West Virginia is heavily Democratic, but President Barack Obama didn't carry the state in 2008 and stricter regulation of the mining industry has not improved the president's standing in the No. 2 coal producing state. Manchin can count on support from organized labor, the West Virginia Coal Association and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. But the National Republican Senatorial Committee is spending $1.3 million on ads attacking Manchin. And state Republicans are preparing an effort to plant 2,500 yard signs across West Virginia reading: "Obama Says 'Vote Democrat.'" The Democrats have been crystal clear that they want to utterly destroy coal mining, and they are indifferent to those who would be harmed in the process. This means especially West Virginians. Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-10-07 |
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