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A Degree of Difficulty for Joe Manchin?

Posted By | June 6, 2008




West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin, who is up for reelection this year, is in the midst of a mid-sized scandal. The President of West Virginia University has resigned, after the school improperly awarded a master's degree to the governor's daughter.

This probably won't be enough to make Manchin vulnerable, however.  Manchin, a Democrat, currently holds a nearly 350-to-1 fundraising edge over his Republican opponent, former state senator Russ Weeks.

The "Web site rule" also is working against Weeks. The rule: If you don't have a campaign Web site, you're definitely going to lose. If your Web site looks like it dates from the 1990s, you're almost certainly going to lose.

You can visit www.russweeks2008.com and decide for yourself.

Update: Weeks has a new Web site. You can view the old one here.



 


Josh Goodman
Josh Goodman

Josh Goodman is a former staff writer for GOVERNING..

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