Election 2008 Roundup

• The West Virginia Education Association has declined to endorse the re-election bid of Gov. Joe Manchin, though the teachers' group has also decided not to back his GOP opponent, either, MetroNews reports. The item notes that the WVEA had been the first major labor group to announce for Manchin in 2004, but that the governor "lashed out" at it during the fight over teacher pay raises earlier this year. With audio.

• Public Broadcasting has separate interviews with Democrat Natalie Tennant and Republican Charles Minimah in the Secretary of State's race, and also offers audio of the former broadcaster and the Charleston business owner.

• GOP agriculture commission candidate Mike Teets talks to The Intelligencer of Wheeling.

• State Democratic officials tell The Charleston Gazette that "Sen. Hillary Clinton's visit to Charleston Friday to endorse 2nd Congressional District nominee Anne Barth will be a boost for everyone on the ticket."

• The Journal of Martinsburg hears from Republican Bob Adams in the 16th District state Senate race.