Democrats Look To W. Va. To Shore Up Precarious 58-41 Majority
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Now that we've all had time to mourn Robert Byrd, let's talk replacements! West Virginia's Secretary of State has stared at the confusing law-words on the subject and announced that Democratic Governor Manchin can appoint some Democrat to fill out almost the whole rest of Byrd's term; a special election will be held in 2012 to fill out the last two months of the term, for some reason, along with a real election to pick the Robert Byrd of the next fifty years. Will Manchin and his man-chin be that next Robert Byrd? He'd sure like to be![
Democrats Look To W. Va. To Shore Up Precarious 58-41 Majority
Democrats Look To W. Va. To Shore Up…
Democrats Look To W. Va. To Shore Up Precarious 58-41 Majority
Now that we've all had time to mourn Robert Byrd, let's talk replacements! West Virginia's Secretary of State has stared at the confusing law-words on the subject and announced that Democratic Governor Manchin can appoint some Democrat to fill out almost the whole rest of Byrd's term; a special election will be held in 2012 to fill out the last two months of the term, for some reason, along with a real election to pick the Robert Byrd of the next fifty years. Will Manchin and his man-chin be that next Robert Byrd? He'd sure like to be![