It’s no accident that these spawn of one of the wealthiest families in human history ended up representing a state with more white people on welfare than any place outside the United Kingdom.
The only “future” ahead for West Virginia is for Manchin to immediately change is party affiliation to Republican. He knows the hourglass is swiftly drianing away for him with the looming swingback in the 2022 midterm, and he’s the last Democrat in the WV congressional delegation. After that, his vote will be irrelevant and his political career, which has been fraught with double-dealing, side-mouth talking and flip-flopping, will come to an end. He has a chance to joing the real future if he has the balls and the character.