Mollohan Goes Down In W. Virginia

Big news tonight out of West Virginia, where 14-term incumbent Rep. Alan Mollohan has been defeated in the Democratic primary. That seat has been held by a Mollohan for 45 of the last 57 years. Mollohan’s father, Bob, served a combined 18 years in two separate stints before his son succeeded him in 1983. The Mollohan era comes to an end at the hands of state Sen. Mike Oliverio, who outflanked Mollohan from the right — and has declined to say whether he would vote for Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House.