Maynard Lashes Back at Bastress: ; Chief Justice Accuses Wvu Law Professor of Going Negative

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Two Democratic candidates for the state Supreme Court got into a heated exchange over what one called "attack politics" being waged against him in what has been an otherwise civil campaign.

Elliott "Spike" Maynard, currently the chief justice, criticized WVU law professor Bob Bastress for going negative against him in Bastress' campaign for one of two seats on the court.

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Maynard Lashes Back at Bastress: ; Chief Justice Accuses Wvu Law Professor of Going Negative

"Most of the other candidates have not engaged in that," Maynard said during a meeting Monday with Daily Mail editors. "One candidate has, professor. And I want to just say that the public today, they don't like negative politics, they don't like attack politics. And it's a two-way street. If I wante...

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