Sen. Joe Manchin announced Thursday that his official social media accounts had been hacked.
The West Virginia Democrat said the “accounts associated with his official office” — the announcement did not specify which platforms the accounts were on — have since been secured.
The announcement notes Manchin and his staff are working with state and federal law enforcement to prevent further hacking.
Manchin is in a tough re-election battle against state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, a Republican, and has been the target of criticism from Trump, who led a rally in the state last month and is set to visit again Friday. In a new poll released Thursday by MetroNews, the incumbent is leading by 5 percentage points, just outside the poll’s 4.9 percentage point margin of error.
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The poll shows 45 percent of likely voters favoring Manchin, versus 40 percent for Morrisey. Libertarian Party candidate Rusty Hollen holds 11 percent of likely voters, and 5 percent remained undecided.
