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Democratic field for Jay's Senate seat could be large
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Democratic candidates hoping to fill Jay Rockefeller's U.S. Senate seat must be tenacious campaigners, secure support from state and national party leaders and raise massive amounts of money, political observers said Friday.
The winner in the Democratic primary likely would face U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, the only Republican yet to announce plans to run for the Senate seat in 2014.
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Democratic field for Jay's Senate seat could be large
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Democratic candidates hoping to fill Jay Rockefeller's U.S. Senate seat must be tenacious campaigners, secure support from state and national party leaders and raise massive amounts of money, political observers said Friday.
The winner in the Democratic primary likely would face U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, the only Republican yet to announce plans to run for the Senate seat in 2014.
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