I wrote in my column that decisions on how to vote are based on many things. When Senator Shelly Capito Moore didn’t have any competition, I left the box vacant. I was very happy when former WV Senate President Jeff Kessler, a Democrat, decided to challenge her. I will vote for Jeff.
My experience with Shelly was very personal and a good example of politicians who use people who thought they were their friends. Shelly sat directly in front of me when I was in the Legislature. I can’t say she was a good friend because she was always aloof. But I have crossed the aisle a few times to help out a Republican friend. The two best friends I had in the Legislature were Bobby Warner, a Democrat from Harrison County, and Peggy Miller, a Republican from Kanawha County. We all looked beyond the votes we cast to value our friendship. Peggy may have voted differently, but her word was her vote and I would have gone door-to-door with Peggy to tell voters that.
