"IF the RNC would just get off it's duff and get on board with Hiram, he'll give that 'ole coot Byrd a fit."
I think Hiram Lewis might just beat Byrd, whose voting record is way too liberal for WV and who appears to be either senile or fast approaching it. I would have preferred Betty Ireland to run, but Lewis may actually have a better chance in the general election than the much-ballyhooed Shelley Moore Capito (who is pro-choice on abortion, and thus wouldn't be able to motivate WV's pro-life majority to come out in hordes and take Byrd out).
If you go to my blog,
http://auh2orepublican.blogspot.com/, and search for "Byrd," you'll find what I think about the GOP's chances in the WV Senate race.