Obama a Drag on Manchin in Pivotal West Virginia Senate Race
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Five years ago, the popular new U.S. Senator Barack Obama helped out when Robert Byrd of West Virginia needed money for his Senate re-election campaign, backing a fundraising effort that generated more than $600,000 in 24 hours.
Now, President Obama is a drag on another Democrat’s effort to win the seat held by the late Byrd for more than a half-century. Governor Joe Manchin, 63, is in a tough fight with Republican businessman John Raese and is distancing himself from some of Obama’s more unpopular programs.