WV: Byrd getting ready for record setting time in Senate

Byrd is getting ready for his next re-election. And doesn't seem to have trouble in acheiving it, either.

From The Hill:

Byrd, 87, has been negotiating with Paul DeNino, one of the Democratic Party’s top fundraisers, to assist his reelection efforts.

Byrd won his last race with 79 percent of the vote, and his reelect numbers consistently hover around 70 percent. His popularity has been boosted by his tremendously successful efforts to steer federal aid to the poor state as chairman and ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Committee.

now...those are good numbers...