West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) are in a dead heat for the West Virginia Senate seat, according to a poll released on Thursday.
A survey commissioned[1] by 1892 Polling for Morrisey’s campaign revealed that Morrisey and Manchin are tied with 45 percent. The 1892 Polling survey found that ten percent of voters remain undecided. The margin of error for the poll is 4.4 percent.
The poll also finds that Morrisey leads amongst independent voters by four points—41 to 37 percent; however, 22 percent of independent voters have yet to make up their minds.
Thursday’s poll also found that President Donald Trump has a 57 percent approval rating and 38 percent view Trump unfavorably. Trump won West Virginia during the 2016 presidential election by more than 40 points.
Other polls in the West Virginia race have Manchin leading against Morrisey. An Emerson survey released[2] in September found that Sen. Manchin leads by 12 points, while a MetroNews poll found that the West Virginia Democrats leads by eight points. Overall, RealClearPolitics has Sen. Manchin leading by 9.3 points in the polling average of the Senate race.
Attorney General Morrisey mocked Sen. Joe Machin’s “D” rating from the National Rifle Association (NRA) in September, while touting his “A+” rating from the NRA.
Manchin tweeted[3], “Pat, we know you are new to West Virginia and have never had a hunting license, but we can teach you how to hold a gun properly.”
Unlike you, Liberal Joe, I don’t want to take peoples’ guns away… BTW, Congrats on your “D” rating from the @NRA. #wvpol #wvsen https://t.co/VEefqKzpfL[4][5][6][7]
