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Jennings Randolph (1958-1985)		  
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Robert C. Byrd (1959-2010)		  
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Jay Rockefeller (1985-2015)		  
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Carte Goodewin (2010)		  
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Joe Manchin (2011-Present)		  
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Shelley Moore Capito (2015-Present)		  
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Jennings Randolph (worst)		  
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Robert C. Byrd (worst)		  
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Jay Rockefeller (worst)		  
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Carte Goodewin (worst)		  
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Joe Manchin (worst)		  
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Shelley Moore Capito (worst)		  
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« on: July 23, 2016, 02:12:12 AM »
And here's West Virginia.

As you can see, it was the perfect anti-Kansas until the last midterm. Naturally, it is that lone Republican that gets my vote for worst.

The best is a hard-call between Randolph and Byrd. Byrd objectively wins for most effective in Senate, but both were hyper effective in the Congress overall. I voted for Byrd last year. But further research shifts my vote over to the guy who never was against the CRA at any point.

So yeah, Randolph/Capito
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« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2016, 02:24:12 AM »
« Edited: July 23, 2016, 02:29:58 AM by Intell »
Byrd, Randolph and Manchin are all FF's, Byrd is a  huge FF, yet hugely flawed. Rockefeller, is also very good. Captio, does nothing, so she's the worst. Picked Randolph for best, due to Byrd's faults.

Randolph/Captio.
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« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2016, 02:28:59 AM »
Byrd is the word.

I'll say Capito for worst, mostly cuz the others are all FFs.
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« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2016, 03:25:29 AM »
Rockefeller/Byrd
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« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2016, 06:31:59 PM »
Best: Byrd
Worst: None
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« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2016, 06:22:20 PM »
« Edited: July 24, 2016, 06:24:52 PM by L.D. Smith »
Bump

Extra half day for this granted due to lack of votes [basically, when I get back from opening shift], kinda wanna close off this series by Tuesday.
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« Reply #6 on: July 24, 2016, 06:24:12 PM »
Inb4 IceSpear
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« Reply #7 on: July 24, 2016, 06:27:04 PM »
Byrd/Byrd

Literally tried to pull (with his teeth if need be) every federal grant, every federal job he could into a state with little other prospects.

Really did resort to some truly racist tactics in his rise to the top.
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« Reply #8 on: July 24, 2016, 06:35:41 PM »
Capito/Byrd
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« Reply #9 on: July 24, 2016, 07:10:19 PM »
Manchin/Byrd
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« Reply #10 on: July 24, 2016, 07:24:02 PM »
Capito and Manchin are both amazing but wound up voting Capito.

forgot to vote for worst but Robert Byrd.
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« Reply #11 on: July 24, 2016, 07:43:49 PM »
Not sure what anybody thinks Capito has done.  Seems like the consummate moderate hero, she just hangs out while WV dies off.
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« Reply #12 on: July 24, 2016, 08:22:02 PM »
Rockefeller/Capito
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« Reply #13 on: July 25, 2016, 01:29:10 AM »
Jennings Randolph and Rockefeller both were great.
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« Reply #14 on: July 25, 2016, 01:32:53 AM »
Capito does not deserve this level of dislike.
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« Reply #15 on: July 25, 2016, 01:50:37 AM »
Quote from: Santander on July 25, 2016, 01:32:53 AM
Capito does not deserve this level of dislike.

She's the only Republican, and this is a overwhelmingly Democratic forum, so nothing too shocking.
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« Reply #16 on: July 25, 2016, 11:19:18 AM »
Quote from: The Unbearable Invicibility of Hillary Clinton on July 24, 2016, 07:43:49 PM
Not sure what anybody thinks Capito has done.  Seems like the consummate moderate hero, she just hangs out while WV dies off.

Less damage than the jokes she's up against.
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« Reply #17 on: July 25, 2016, 11:54:38 AM »
« Edited: July 25, 2016, 12:01:31 PM by L.D. Smith »
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And just like Washington, Byrd wins best (by 32.3%) and worst (by 38.7%).

Quote from: RINO Tom on July 25, 2016, 11:19:18 AM
Quote from: The Unbearable Invicibility of Hillary Clinton on July 24, 2016, 07:43:49 PM
Not sure what anybody thinks Capito has done.  Seems like the consummate moderate hero, she just hangs out while WV dies off.

Less damage than the jokes she's up against.

She broke the anti-Kansas streak, that's damaging enough far as I'm concerned on its own. Wink

And that's not considering her being a useless MH against these Democrats, unlike a lot of liberal states which always have an elected straggler were pretty much all powerhouses.
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« Reply #18 on: July 25, 2016, 02:04:04 PM »
Quote from: RINO Tom on July 25, 2016, 11:19:18 AM
Quote from: The Unbearable Invicibility of Hillary Clinton on July 24, 2016, 07:43:49 PM
Not sure what anybody thinks Capito has done.  Seems like the consummate moderate hero, she just hangs out while WV dies off.

Less damage than the jokes she's up against.

#WatchWVdie

Even in the recent flood disaster it's Manchin that's going to FEMA to try and get a 90-10 match, instead of 75-25 which WV clearly can't afford.  Capito just shakes her head and just says how sad everything is.
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« Reply #19 on: July 26, 2016, 08:41:42 AM »
Nice of Shelley to give a Moderate Hero interview right on cue.  So empty, so worthless.  If I had read this before I voted, I could have been swayed to vote Capito for worst and given her the victory for worst over Byrd.

http://www.wvgazettemail.com/news-politics/20160725/capito-ties-support-for-trump-to-wv-economy-pessimism
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