(WV) Poll shows high court race close

[Lasher]

May 7, 2008

Two challengers are leading in a tight race for two spots in the Democratic primary race for state Supreme Court, according to a poll to be released today.

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The poll asked voters to name their top two choices for the office. Ketchum was named easily led as the first choice of 24 percent of poll respondents. Workman was named more times as the second choice than the others, with 18 percent.

Pollsters then combined the two rankings for each candidate, leaving Ketchum at 18 percent and Workman at 17 percent.

Incumbent Justice Elliott "Spike" Maynard ran third in the poll with 13 percent, just ahead of West Virginia University law professor Bob Bastress, who polled at 12 percent.

http://www.wvgazette.com/News/200805070005

I'm going to vote for Ketchum and Workman. Here's why: Most importantly, I don't want Spike Maynard, the corrupt Blankenship lapdog, to get one of the two nominations. If this poll is accurate, Ketchum will win the first nomination and that's good.

But there is a danger that Maynard could win the second nomination if votes like mine are split between Workman and Bastress. Therefore, my second vote will go to Workman - mostly because she has a better chance of beating Maynard than Bastress does.

BTW, I said in another thread that I didn't think Workman has the support of labor but just found out that she does.

So please join me in voting for Ketchum and Workman!