Time for Political Jeopardy. The answer: this candidate manages to have an approval rating that exceeds 65 percent in his current job, but is tied or trailing in the polls.
The question: who is West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin?
His problems illustrate in fine detail how any association with national Democrats, with Washington power circles, or with President Obama, can drag down an otherwise impeccable candidate.
West Virginians like the job Manchin is doing as governor. But they’d rather him stay as governor. The moment he won the Democratic primary for the Senate seat left open by the death of Sen. Robert Byrd, his head-to-head poll numbers against Republican businessman John Raese have been dropping.
Full Story: Joe Manchin’s Fight Shows How Dems Face Uphill Battle Nationwide – Political Hotsheet – CBS News