Left Columbus, Ohio yesterday and I'm currently in Parkersburg, West Virginia covering the state's First Congressional district race. It's an open seat, with Democratic party candidate Mike Oliverio and his Republican party opponent David McKinley locked in a tight battle. It had been a close contest for months, and with less than two weeks to go, the ads and rhetoric are at fever pitch.
Where the LCV#1 and I go next will be determined in the next few days. Or hours, who knows. I'm either Charleston-bound to cover the West Virginia - 3 race or I'll be heading north into Pennsylvania to focus on Pennsylvania - 12 and other close races there. Such is life on the campaign trail as we react to the last minute events of the campaigns.
-R.S.
