Anne Barth In the News

Anne Barth Endorsed By State’s Largest Daily Newspaper
By The Charleston Gazette

DURING the 2000 and 2004 elections, West Virginia sadly became a Bush-Cheney "red state," helping deliver the White House to perhaps the worst administration in U.S. history - incompetents who needlessly started the Iraq war, nearly doubled the national debt, and bungled crucial projects such as Hurricane Katrina repairs.

This district's current Republican member of the House of Representatives unfortunately has been a loyal ally of the Bush-Cheney agenda.

However, 2008 brings hope for a new direction - and we think the brightest prospect to change West Virginia's path is a fresh political face: Anne Barth, Democrat for Congress. We endorse her for nomination in the early balloting that begins April 23, culminating in the May 13 primary election.

Although she's brand-new as a first-time candidate, she has a long track record in West Virginia politics. She was a top aide and state director for Sen. Robert C. Byrd for 21 years. She knows how to cope with officialdom, and how to get things done in Washington.

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