Capito's seat slips into competition - Barth getting closer

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From:http://media.herald-dispatch.com/blog/issues/2008/07/ba...

As the campaign continues, the race is being seen as more and more competitive. The Democrats have listed it as one of their "Red to Blue" targets and national leaders are helping Barth with fund raising.

The Gazette reported last week that Capito is outraising Barth, but as today's AP story shows, political observers like Charles Cook have to keep changing their rankings of the race as Barth closes in.

"Noted national political analyst Charles Cook, for instance, upgraded the race from "Safely Republican" to “Likely Republican” after West Virginia’s May primary and then to “Lean Republican” earlier this month."