How Shelley Moore Capito became a West Virginia powerhouse

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She was finally going to run. After half a decade and repeated attempts by party leaders to recruit her, Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) was ready to challenge a political titan of West Virginia for his long-held Senate seat.

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