Discussion: Manchin Mulls Bid For 'Best Job In The World': Governor Of West Virginia

Whereas I would be happy to see the WORST of the DINOs finally out of the Senate, I worry about what would replace him.

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No, Joe. “Best job in the world” belongs to Trump’s meth dealer.

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This is crappy news. Not a chance in hell of a Democrat winning his seat.

Statehood for DC and PR is an absolute must.

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And he knows it.

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"best job in the world,” as governor of West Virginia.
hmmm… has he ever been to West Virginia?

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MexiRico isn’t even in the U.S., dude. We covered the geography lessons the other day…

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Serious question: would he, if elected as Gov, get to name the Senator replacing him? I know in some cases Governors get to do just that and not sure if it’s based on the laws of the state in question?

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I’m torn on this. He’s an unreliable, self-aggrandizing dickhead with an absolutely horrible daughter. (Heather Bresch - EpiPen). But, he’s not 100% Republican - until it matters and he’s a tie-breaking vote.

Meh. Whatever.

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It most assuredly would not be a Democrat.

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Actually, no, not “whatever.”

This is a very pertinent issue. For as much as some may despise Manchin as a Senator, he could be the very real difference between controlling the Senate and staying where we are. I believe we can hold onto the House and get the WH but without the Senate we’re kinda back to square one.

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Joe just won. He’s not going to leave the Senate when he’s such a strategically important vote. I also don’t think he can win another statewide race there. WV is becoming too Republican even for him.

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Something is not quite right with Manchin.

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http://www.wvlegislature.gov/wvcode/code.cfm?chap=03&art=10

Manchin is a puke. He can serve and hold a seat for Dems for five more years, and he’s openly contemplating kicking a hard won victory to the curb. Eff him.

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Let’s see try to return to being chief executive of a poor state with limited education, resources, and funds, or stay in Washington as a where you have influence on funding and policy that can help your state?

A thought that hasn’t crossed his mind.

Best job ever!

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As a West Virginian I would hate to see this. He is too conservative for my taste, but he can win as a Dem in WV and has been a crucial Dem vote in the Senate. Retaking the majority in 2020 without him would be much more difficult.

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I’d tell him to go for it if I thought we were likely to have a solid Manchin-proof majority in the Senate…but at this point, we’re fighting for table scraps and need every Dem we can get, even the nominal half-assed ones.

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Manchin…the classic Clinton-Obama DINO!

If W. Viriginia is the best, then why does the state have the highest per capita prescirption drug addiction rate in the world?

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Pretty sure working as a towel-boy in a sex club is more respectable.