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It's On: Joe Manchin Closer Than Ever to Losing His Senate Seat
Townhall ^ | 04/27/2023 | Katie Pavlich

Posted on 04/27/2023 9:33:24 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

UPDATE: Manchin responds with this statement:

“I am laser focused on doing the job West Virginians elected me to do – lowering healthcare costs, protecting Social Security and Medicare, shoring up American energy security and getting our fiscal house in order. But make no mistake, I will win any race I enter."

***Original post***

West Virginia Democratic Senator Joe Manchin is in the political battle of his life after popular Republican Governor Jim Justice officially filed to run against him in 2024. 

"West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) filed paperwork Thursday to run for the state’s Senate seat with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) up for reelection in 2024," The Hill reports. "After months of hinting at a potential bid for the Senate, Justice is expected to officially launch his campaign for Senate on Thursday at 5 p.m. Justice, 72, is looking to flip Manchin’s seat in the Senate, jeopardizing the Democrats’ already slim majority in the upper chamber."

Last month, Justice confidently stated if he were enter the race against Manchin, he would win. The polling bears out that assertion. 

Gov. Jim Justice (R-WV) says he is "very seriously considering" running for the Senate seat held by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) in 2024.

Fox's Brian Kilmeade: "Do you think you would win?"

Justice: "I know I'd win. That's all there is to it."

pic.twitter.com/xuH1fGmGrV— TV News Now (@TVNewsNow) March 9, 2023

West Virginia poll by Morning Consult

Governor Jim Justice (R) Job Approval:

Approve: 64%
Disapprove: 31%
Net: +33%

Senator Joe Manchin (D) Job Approval:

Approve: 40%
Disapprove: 53%
Net: -13%

October 1 - December 31


https://t.co/fkjBfNws1Y pic.twitter.com/Yi6C6VYCpu— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) January 17, 2023

In recent days Manchin has been in panic mode over his August 2022 vote for the Inflation Reduction Act. Without his vote the monstrous legislation, which guts domestic energy production and jobs in West Virginia, wouldn't have passed. As the legislation is being implemented, Manchin has feigned outrage over the cost, which was clearly written into the bill last year. 




TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: West Virginia
KEYWORDS: joemanchin; westvirginia
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1 posted on 04/27/2023 9:33:24 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Since Manchin is TO THE LEFT of every RINO in the Senate, I’ll be happy to see him gone and replaced by a Republican, RINO or not.

(I realize the ‘purists’ here are happier with a Democrat in that seat than a RINO, but I’m not a ‘purist’).


2 posted on 04/27/2023 9:37:32 AM PDT by BobL
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Hannity / Fox are trying to rehab him.

With Lindsey cheering just off Camera.


3 posted on 04/27/2023 9:41:53 AM PDT by AnthonySoprano (Statute of Limitations is going to elapse on Hunter Biden )
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4 posted on 04/27/2023 9:44:34 AM PDT by AnthonySoprano (Statute of Limitations is going to elapse on Hunter Biden )
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To: SeekAndFind

Manchin voted to impeach Trump twice. Manchin couldn’t get dog catcher in West Virginia. He has a tiny chance if he switched to Republican, but I believe he is toast!


5 posted on 04/27/2023 9:44:40 AM PDT by Plumres
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Hannity / Fox are trying to rehab him.

I'm confused. Don't you first have to be habbed before you can ever be rehabbed? When was Joe Manchin EVER habbed?

6 posted on 04/27/2023 9:47:28 AM PDT by rhinohunter (“Being woke means you’re a loser” — Donald J. Trump)
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To: Plumres

Manchin made his bed by blindly supporting Biden. Now he has,to live with it. Biden is quickly becoming very toxic as are the democrats.


7 posted on 04/27/2023 9:47:37 AM PDT by DownInFlames (P)
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8 posted on 04/27/2023 9:50:20 AM PDT by AnthonySoprano (Statute of Limitations is going to elapse on Hunter Biden )
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9 posted on 04/27/2023 9:50:51 AM PDT by AnthonySoprano (Statute of Limitations is going to elapse on Hunter Biden )
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To: SeekAndFind

Translation: he’s not running.


10 posted on 04/27/2023 9:54:10 AM PDT by aynrandfreak (Being a Democrat means never having to say you're sorry)
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To: DownInFlames

He thought he could at least evolve into a Byrd if he couldn’t play out his presidential ambitions.

A desire for another Byrd doesn’t quite have the appeal here it used to have. Capito may find that out too.


11 posted on 04/27/2023 9:59:35 AM PDT by Reily (!!)
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To: SeekAndFind

There are a number of currently Democrat-held Senate seats which we have a good chance to flip in 2024, our inability to overcome voter fraud notwithstanding:

AZ - Sinema
MI - Stabenow (retiring)
MT - Tester
NV - Rosen
PA - Casey
VA - Kaine
WV - Manchin
WI - Baldwin


12 posted on 04/27/2023 10:00:20 AM PDT by Eccl 10:2 (Prov 3:5 --- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding")
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RE: There are a number of currently Democrat-held Senate seats which we have a good chance to flip in 2024, o

With one CAVEAT — We are assuming a fair election, i.e., what happened in Arizona in 2022 and 6 other states in 2020 won’t happen again.


13 posted on 04/27/2023 10:01:39 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: Eccl 10:2

Meant to add:

Brown - OH


14 posted on 04/27/2023 10:02:03 AM PDT by Eccl 10:2 (Prov 3:5 --- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding")
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To: SeekAndFind

Please read my entire post before responding


15 posted on 04/27/2023 10:02:51 AM PDT by Eccl 10:2 (Prov 3:5 --- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding")
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To: BobL

I hope he’s not thinking of switching parties like too many around here hoped he would...We already have too many Democrats disguised as Republicans.


16 posted on 04/27/2023 10:06:01 AM PDT by lewislynn ( Trump accomplished more for America in one 4yr term than any President in your lifetime)
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To: SeekAndFind

Don’t worry! FOX and Hannity will move heaven and earth to prop up Manchin. We’ll be lucky if McConnell doesn’t fund him from the Republican Senate Campaign.


17 posted on 04/27/2023 10:09:16 AM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
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RE: Don’t worry! FOX and Hannity will move heaven and earth to prop up Manchin

Why would Hannity favor Manchin over Jim Justice?


18 posted on 04/27/2023 10:10:40 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: BobL

It’s OK to have a RINO from California or New York but certainly NOT from West “by God” Virginia.

It is so sickening to see states like South Carolina, Georgia Louisiana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Ohio, Tennessee or North Carolina sending an endless number of RINO senators.


19 posted on 04/27/2023 10:22:56 AM PDT by Flavious_Maximus (Tony Fauci will be put on death row and die of COVID!)
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To: Eccl 10:2

LOL. Some people do not read the entire post that someone puts up before responding.

And it’s a running joke here, that many people don’t read the article that someone posted , they just react to the headline.


20 posted on 04/27/2023 10:25:22 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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