NOT THE SORT OF STATE DEMOCRATS WILL HOLD IN A TIDAL WAVE:

West Virginia Senate: Manchin (D) 48% to Raese (R) 42% (Rasmussen Reports, August 30, 2010)

In the first Rasmussen Reports post-primary survey of West Virginia’s U.S. Senate race, Democratic Governor Joe Manchin attracts 48% of the vote while Republican businessman John Raese earns 42%.