It's On: Joe Manchin Closer Than Ever to Losing His Senate Seat

Townhall ^ | 04/27/2023 | Katie Pavlich

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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. 

The Biden administration is breaking its word to the American public by ignoring the text of the #InflationReductionAct to pursue its radical climate agenda. Let me be clear: if this continues, I'll do everything in my power to stop them — including voting to repeal the IRA. pic.twitter.com/d1l4SUUYcN— Senator Joe Manchin (@Sen_JoeManchin) April 25, 2023

Senator Joe Manchin voted for the "Inflation Reduction Act."

Now, he's PISSED about how it's been implemented.

"I am SO UPSET about this because they're doing everything they can to BUST THE BUDGET, what we PROMISED the American people what it would cost!" pic.twitter.com/doV2dzYhhB— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) April 20, 2023

[BobL]

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’).

[AnthonySoprano]

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Hannity / Fox are trying to rehab him.

With Lindsey cheering just off Camera.

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[Plumres]

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!

[rhinohunter]

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?

[DownInFlames]

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.

[AnthonySoprano]

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[aynrandfreak]

Translation: he’s not running.

[Reily]

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.

[Eccl 10:2]

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

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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.

[Eccl 10:2]

Meant to add:

Brown - OH

[Eccl 10:2]

Please read my entire post before responding

[lewislynn]

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.

[DesertRhino]

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.

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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?

[Flavious_Maximus]

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.

[Dilbert San Diego]

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.