Posted on 10/25/2021 9:06:41 AM PDT by jarheadtom
None of that will change when/if he leaves the Dems.
Manchin has been wining elections as a Democrat in a Red state since 2004.
...on the other hand if he flips to R, he beats anything the Dems have on the bench.
If he switches to R then he won't survive the primary challenges in 2024.
And he will win even more comfortably if he quits the Dem Party.
And why not?
He won't survive the first primary.
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Mike Lee is a fool
Like asking Nancy to join the poor.
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“Invites to White House”?
Invites to Dementia Joe’ basement in Delaware more like (which is what just happened last weekend).
Plus who wants to go to a Dementia Joe White House anyways?
Because primaries are base elections. The base of the Republican party is far more conservative than Manchin ever will be. A more conservative candidate will mop the floor with Manchin.
Mike Lee is one of the smartest people in the US Senate.
He’s proved that over and over again.
I’m not so sure. Heavily Republican WV voted for him as a democrat. They love him. I think he’ll survive a GOP primary.
He said the same thing about Romney too.
Plus quite a few others.
Manchin comes up again in 2024 for reelection.
Why do you think that?
Manchin was a Democrat governor of a red state. When he ran for the Senate, the story was that he was a popular governor, so he had a lot of political capital to be the West Virginia Senator.
The state stayed red. If Manchin stays blue, it will be harder and harder for him to get reelected. If he says that his sentiments have changed with his state, and he's going to switch to Republican, he'd be aligned with West Virginia voters. Then he can play the seniority card and argue that West Virginia would have more influence with him over a rookie Senator.
Finally, Manchin would have to decide for himself whether he'd rather be a blocker to a far-left extremist agenda within his own party, or a shaper of an agenda in a majority party. I'd have to think that the former is wearying on his soul, being a pariah in his own party. If he joins the Republicans in making law instead of blocking law, he'd be in a healthier place personally, and a more rewarding place for his state.
-PJ
Of course he will.
He easily won reelection as a Democrat in a heavily Republican state.
Manchin is holding out for more goodies, that’s all.
Yep we don’t need to add to the ranks of RINOs and dem assistants.
You don't think a solid conservative senator would be better than a Democrat turncoat?
Plus he'd have President Trumps backing.
I know Trump has picked some losers in the past but I don't see him backing a non-conservative.
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