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West Virginia Republicans vying for Manchin’s seat tackle state, national issues

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From left: Maj. Tom Willis, U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins, Don Blankenship and West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey take turns answering questions at a candidates forum for the Sen. Manchin’s seat in the US. Senate Tuesday evening at the Apollo Civic Theatre in Martinsburg.
(Journal photo by Ron Agnir)

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Except for a ray of light here and there, little daylight shone between candidates’ conservative stances Tuesday, as they pledged to defend Second Amendment gun rights, prevent abortions with pro-life policies and fund Trump’s touted border wall next to Mexico.

Where the four Republican candidates vying to win the GOP nomination in the upcoming May 8 primary separated themselves was who among them would best be able to defeat Democrat incumbent U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin.

The four candidates for the U.S. Senate seat – Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, Eastern Panhandle resident Tom Willis, former Massey Energy chief executive Don Blankenship and U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins – participated Tuesday night in a question-and-answer forum at Martinsburg’s Apollo Civic Theater.

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