Democratic candidate Anne Barth is running in West Virginia 02. She's Senator Robert C. Byrd's longtime aide and an excellent candidate to take on vulnerable rightwing Republican Rep. Shelley Moore Capito.
This was just one of several events she held this weekend in the Eastern Panhandle.
Tonight's event was held at a popular Chinese restaurant in downtown Martinsburg next to where the Mike Callaghan headquarters were in '06.
The Berkeley County Democratic Association has a new, very attractive banner.
I've canvassed and phonebanked with several of these folks. Anne Barth is talking to Berkeley County Clerk Virginia Sine, a member of the county Democratic Executive Committee.
I arrived a bit early and Ryan Frankberry told me we'd be meeting in the back. For a Sunday night, I thought we'd get 15 people and it'd be a good turnout.
I was wrong.
Very wrong.
We didn't fill the back of the room. We filled up the room. I couldn't find a good angle to get everyone standing on one side and seated on the other. Berkeley County is Capito's strong base. This is where she'll either win or lose. The enthusiasm to see her ousted is very high. She came in with Bush, we think she should leave when he goes.