[Viennacon]

Originally, I felt in pursuing conservative challengers for the 2014 senate, we should let Capito slide, seeing as how she was a virtual lock. However, the more I look at West Virginia, the more I think we can afford to run a real conservative here. It's been trending our way for a long time, and Capito is of the Susan Collins school of thought.

Capito should not be our candidate in 2014. Her moderateness could end up with her going up against a Demonrat who tactically runs to her right on issues like abortion.

McGeehan seems solid, but I don't know much about him. Any West Virginia Freepers got some insight from the ground?

[gusopol3]

Whoever it is ought to campaign on the Cruz platform that got the State Department to appoint an Inspector General after years of delay—a hold on all nominations to EPA until some specific remedies to Obama’s lies are announced.

[crusader71]

“and both the Club and the Senate Conservatives Fund, another far-right group..”

Classic media bias.

[campaignPete R-CT]

http://nrlc.www.capwiz.com/nrlc/bio/id/11018&lvl=C&chamber=H

Capito, her voting record, per National Right to Life

she is not prolife, but inaccurate to compare her to NARAL gal Suzie Collins.

voting record improved since 2009

[yellowdoghunter]

I thought the same way u did at first..and really not knowing all the facts. But I agree with everything u said. Also I hope Sarah Palin comes out for McGeehan...or has she already?

[Theodore R.]

In WV, name ID trumps everything else. Robert C. Byrd could win from the grave if someone could figure out how to get his name on the ballot.

[BillyBoy]

Hmmm. I'm looking at his bio and background and he sounds like a good alternate to Capito. Successful businessman and Afghan War vet. Account director who wrote a well received book on economics. Conservative Catholic. He only served very briefly in elective office though -- 1 term in the West Virginia in the House of Delegates from 2008 to 2010. I hope that doesn't come back to haunt him.

We could do a lot worse. At least someone didn't call up perennial candidate John Raese and ask him to run again.

I think AuH2ORepublican expressed reservations about Capito because the RATs could win a Senate race against her by running someone who campaigns to her right on social issues, and I agree. It doesn't matter what the RAT's true beliefs really are, if Capito is the nominee they will run another phony Manchin/Casey Jr. type RAT who tells everyone how much he loves guns, babies, and Jesus, and a bunch of gullible West Virginia voters will elect the "pro-traditional values Christian" phony over Capito.

It's a long shot, but I think McGeehan at least has a shot.

Oh, BTW, does West Virgina count as one of those "red states" (sorry I refuse to use the media terminology to describe strongly conservative states) where we're allowed to oppose RINOs? Because even in Alaska, conservatives defended RINOs like Murkowski as the "best we can get" and I bet we'll hear the same argument from "conservatives" backing Capito.

[Incorrigible]

Bump