West Virginia Senate Race Changed to ‘Toss Up’ on Election Eve

Manchin calls reelection campaign the 'most important election we've ever voted in'

Elizabeth Harrington
November 5, 2018 2:30 PM

Democratic incumbent senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia is in the fight of his political life, as his race against Republican Patrick Morrisey was changed to "toss up" on the eve of the election.

Perez: I ‘Respect’ Manchin’s Vote for Kavanaugh, Even Though I Disagree

David Rutz
November 5, 2018 1:58 PM

Democratic National Commitee chair Tom Perez said in an interview published Friday that he respected Sen. Joe Manchin (D., W.Va.) for voting to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, even though he disagreed with the decision.

Manchin: ‘It Took Every Bit of My Discipline Not to Beat the Living Crap Out’ of Republican Opponent

Manchin's comments echo rhetoric from other Democrats during this campaign cycle

Elizabeth Harrington
November 3, 2018 5:35 PM

MARMET, W.Va.—Democratic incumbent Sen. Joe Manchin (D., W.V.) said he wanted to “beat the living crap out of” his Republican opponent during their debate, at a campaign rally in Marmet.

Former Democrats Flock to See Trump, And Hope to Oust Manchin

President says Manchin is not a reliable vote at W.Va. rally

Elizabeth Harrington
November 3, 2018 8:00 AM

HUNTINGTON, W.Va.—President Donald Trump urged West Virginia to oust Senator Joe Manchin during his final rally blitz before Election Day, and found an approving audience among disaffected Democrats.

Poll: Morrisey Up Two Over Manchin

Republican takes lead in poll that oversampled Democrats

Elizabeth Harrington
October 24, 2018 5:05 PM

Republican Senate candidate Patrick Morrisey is up two points over Democratic incumbent Sen. Joe Manchin (W.Va.), according to a new poll.

Morrisey Says He’s Within Margin of Error in Race Against Manchin

Trump Jr. rallies for Republican in West Virginia

Elizabeth Harrington
October 22, 2018 6:35 PM

INWOOD, W.Va.—Patrick Morrisey said he is within the margin of error in his race to defeat incumbent Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin in West Virginia.

In Boost to Morrisey, Blankenship Denied Place on Ballot in West Virginia Senate Race

David Rutz
August 29, 2018 4:43 PM

Republican West Virginia Senate candidate Patrick Morrisey got a boost on Wednesday when the state supreme court said former primary challenger Don Blankenship couldn't appear on the ballot.

Pro-Life Group Pressures Manchin on Kavanaugh Confirmation

Haris Alic
July 16, 2018 1:06 PM

Susan B. Anthony (SBA) List, one of the nation's largest and preeminent pro-life groups, is placing Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin (W.Va.) squarely within its crosshairs as the senator weighs whether to support Judge Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Republican Patrick Morrisey Lays Into ‘Bias and Hatred’ from ‘Liberal’ Gazette-Mail

Paper's managing editor deletes tweet portraying West Virginia Republican as racist

Brent Scher
January 30, 2018 11:43 AM

West Virginia's Republican attorney general Patrick Morrisey went on the offensive after the managing editor of the Charleston Gazette-Mail said in a now-deleted tweet that Morrisey would have attempted to jail Martin Luther King Jr. if he was around at the time.

Morrissey: I Would Kill Trump ‘For the Safety of Humanity’

Conor Beck
November 27, 2017 11:57 AM

In a interview with Der Spiegel, British pop star Morrissey defended Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey, compared meat consumption to the Holocaust, and said he'd press a button to kill President Donald Trump.