Democratic Senate candidate’s ‘Hail Mary’ is nothing new

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West Virginia Secretary of State Natalie Tennant, the state’s Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, is in a dire situation. She’s trailing her Republican opponent, Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, by nearly 20 points, according to Real Clear Politics and the Ace of Spades Decision Desk.

So what’s a candidate in a desperate situation going to do to save her campaign? Why, continue the same ineffective attacks she’s been using all year, of course.

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