Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) on Friday will announce that he does not intend to seek re-election in 2014, the Associated Press reports.
Rockefeller was considered a vulnerable incumbent entering next year's midterm elections, and Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) had already announced her intention to run for the Senate seat. According to CNN, the five-term incumbent will make the announcement at 11:00 a.m. ET.
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Democrats, who hold a 55-45 edge in the Senate, will be defending 20 seats in next year's election while Republicans have 13 seats on the ballot. Among the vulnerable Senate Democrats are Alaska's Mark Begich, Louisiana's Mary Landrieu and Arkansas' Mark Pryor, all in Republican-leaning states.
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I don't think the Democratic bench in WV is very deep. At best, we'll get another Manchin. WV Kossacks please correct me if my impressions are incorrect.