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Article snippet: Democratic Sen. MORE (W.Va.) and RepublicanWest Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey battled on Thursday night in the first, and only, debate in the crucial Senate race. Manchin and Morrisey traded barbs about everything from healthcare to immigration while their support for MORE loomed large over the hour-long debate. Though the West Virginia appears to be tightening in the final days of the midterm election, Manchin maintained a five point lead in two recent polls. Here are five takeaway's from Thursday night's debate: Trump’s support looms over the debate Morrisey sought to tie himself as closely as possible to Trump, highlighting his support for the president’s tax cuts, his judicial nominations and his immigration rhetoric. “He votes like a senator from New Jersey,” Morrisey said of his opponent. “...That’s very different than a conservative fighter for President Trump. I’m going to work with this president to cut taxes, to reduce regulations on the hardworking job creators of our state.” Trump, who carried the state by 42 percentage points in the 2016 election, will pay a final visit to West Virginia before Election Day with a campaign rally on Friday to boost Morrisey. The Republican candidate echoed Trump’s rhetoric throughout the debate, referring to “obstructionist Democrats,” claiming Democrats support “open borders,” mentioning Clinton multiple times and asserting an approaching caravan of migrants is a “direct result” of Democratic policies... Link to the full article to read more