[StoneWall Brigade]

Well Byrd is so untouchable right now and also i have a feeling Shelly will lose her seat and i think the Dem's will pick up two seats in my county in the Statehouse

[onyx]

Oh no. That's awful. I guess Sheets will have to die in office, huh?

[Dane]

I don't see what your pessimism is about looks like Shelley Capito is in a good position and if Byrdie is such a lock and king of WV, was is he buying ads.

West Virginians, especially those in the Charleston-Huntington market, who sit down in the evening to watch “Dancing With the Stars” or “CSI” may see a few familiar faces during the commercial breaks. Several political figures, including U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va.; U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Massey Energy chief Don Blankenship, have bought air time on the area’s TV stations between now and Nov. 7, Election Day. Blankenship might lead the way. The Mingo County resident, who spent more than $3 million to help defeat a Democratic state Supreme Court justice in 2004, has vowed to spend whatever it takes to put a majority of Republicans in the state House of Delegates. On Wednesday, Blankenship reported spending another $119,622 to get his political messages out, bringing his total at that time to $627,429. That apparently includes the 218 advertising spots he has purchased at WCHS-TV to run between Oct. 17 and Nov. 6, the day before the election. That time cost more than $50,000, while another 82 spots on sister station WVAH-TV cost almost $20,000

JMO, Shelley wins despite your doom and gloom and somewhat trollish prognostications, stonewall.

[Seattle Conservative]

I can't find any info on Capito and she's not listed on rcp as one of the top 50 house seats in play. Would appreciate your thoughts on why you think she will lose.