NBC Declares West Virginia To Manchin, Effectively Confirming A Democratic Senate

Democratic Joe Manchin has been declared the winner by NBC News. This effectively confirms that the Democrats will maintain a majority in the US Senate and making it nearly impossible for the GOP to take over both House and Senate. Perhaps more importantly, Manchin got a lot of attention for running against Barack Obama’s policies (namely health care reform) despite being on the same party.

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