Yes, if you have achieved any notoriety at all in the Mountain State you will soon get to know those who have done likewise. It’s a small group from a small but wonderful place & state!
What I find amazing about these “Manchin” threads is the number of FReepers, from all over the country, who “know” what’s going on here in WV.
Hell, I’ve been here for 15 years and STILL have a hard time understanding a lot of it. That 2008 Super Tuesday first ever (and thankfully, only) WV GOP Presidential Convention that sealed the McNasty nomination really threw me for a loop. But, hey....nobody said Mountain Politics was easy. LOL