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Charleston Gazette:
April 11, 2008
Of course, Jay Rockefeller will win another term in the U.S. Senate with such ease that he needn't bother campaigning.
His two challengers in the upcoming Democratic primary are completely unknown – and his Republican opponent in the fall will be a former legislator who represents only the fundamentalist fringe.
Twice elected governor, four times elected to the U.S. Senate, former president of West Virginia Wesleyan College, former secretary of state, former legislator – and named West Virginian of the year by this newspaper – Rockefeller has enormous stature in the Mountain State.
He doesn't need anyone's endorsement, but we'd like to give him ours, anyway.
Through his long public service in West Virginia, from the days when he was a young social worker in rural Emmons, Rockefeller's record has been spotlessly clean and honorable. His constant goal has been to improve conditions for everyday folks.
The senator isn't a headline-grabber. He works quietly, out of the lime-light, often on technical topics that don't produce fireworks. His type of craftsman is necessary for responsible government.
With his great family wealth, Rockefeller could have joined the international jet set. But he rejected that shallowness for a life of public service.
He has brought honor to West Virginia, and deserves to continue his role as one of this state's U.S. senators.
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