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From: LindyBill	6/29/2010 6:17:45 PM
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The Dems rig West Virgina. "Byrd special election to be held in 2012 West Virginia Secretary of State Natalie Tennant (D) announced this afternoon that a special election to replace the late Sen. Robert Byrd (D) will be held in 2012, not this fall as some had speculated. Calling the state election code an "interesting" document, Tennant said that because the filing deadline for this election had long passed that the "next" election for a special to be held was not November 2010 but November 2012. Democrats had predicted Tennant's decision, insisting the law was clear and citing a 1994 case decided by the state Supreme Court that affirmed the idea of a delayed special. It's not immediately clear whether Republicans -- either at the state or national level -- will challenge Tennant's ruling. What Tennant's ruling means is that there will be two election for the Senate in November 2012. One will be a special election for the five week (or so) unexpired term of Byrd while the other will be for a full six year term since Byrd was due to stand for re-election in 2012 anyway. The next thing to watch for is who Gov. Joe Manchin appoints for the remaining two plus year of Byrd's term. Manchin is widely seen to have an eye on the Senate race in 2012 -- when his second term is up -- and would then likely put a caretaker in place to hold the seat only until he could run for it. The most mentioned name as a caretaker is former state party chairman Nick Casey. A source close to Manchin told the Fix that "Joe Manchin is ready to do whatever he needs to in order to promote West Virginia values, nationally and in Washington D.C." And that, reading between the lines, sounds like Manchin is running. Republicans are likely to turn to five term Rep. Shelley Moore Capito as their candidate. Capito, the daughter of former Gov. Arch Moore (R), considered a 2006 run against Byrd before bowing out." voices.washingtonpost.com

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