I actually think he could get to 35% but this is also an open Senate race. What helps Elliott is that Governor Jim Justice has been getting bad press with the businesses he owns and has become more aloof in the state. This doesn't assure Elliott will win the race as Justice and the WV GOP have a stranglehold on the state, but he has an opening with this.
Even though this was back in 2014, Democratic Senate Candidate Natalie Tennant did receive 34.47% of the votes in an open Senate race against Shelley Moore Capito when she was first running for the Senate. 2014 wasn't of course a good year for Democrats but the main reason why 2020 Senate Candidate Paula Jean Swearengin got 27% of the votes was that she was too liberal for WV and she was running against Capito when she was already a Senator.
I'm hoping he gets to 30%; I will leave it to you guys to discuss the significance
I actually think he could get to 35% but this is also an open Senate race. What helps Elliott is that Governor Jim Justice has been getting bad press with the businesses he owns and has become more aloof in the state. This doesn't assure Elliott will win the race as Justice and the WV GOP have a stranglehold on the state, but he has an opening with this.
Even though this was back in 2014, Democratic Senate Candidate Natalie Tennant did receive 34.47% of the votes in an open Senate race against Shelley Moore Capito when she was first running for the Senate. 2014 wasn't of course a good year for Democrats but the main reason why 2020 Senate Candidate Paula Jean Swearengin got 27% of the votes was that she was too liberal for WV and she was running against Capito when she was already a Senator.