27 March 2008

The Byrd Factor in WV-2nd

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U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd's status as a living political legend could prove a potent boost for his former longtime aide, Anne Barth, as she runs for Congress in West Virginia's 2nd U.S. House District.

The longest-serving senator in U.S. history has joined others in the state's Democratic congressional delegation in endorsing Barth in advance of their party's May 13 state primary (to the chagrin of the race's two other Democrats, as the Charleston Daily Mail reports).

But WSAZ-TV offers video from a recent Barth event headlined by Byrd, where it interviewed the senior senator. The video prompted a discussion today on MetroNews' Talkline.

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