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WV Sen. Joe Manchin leaves Democratic Party, registers as an independent
« on: May 31, 2024, 10:47:50 am »
by JESSICA A. BOTELHO
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May 31st 2024 at 10:40 AM
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin leaves Democratic Party, registers as an independent

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin announced he has left the Democratic Party and registered as an independent. ...

https://twitter.com/Sen_JoeManchin/status/1796547335767671199
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We're taking bets on whether he'll now run for governor (again).  *****rollingeyes*****
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Re: WV Sen. Joe Manchin leaves Democratic Party, registers as an independent
« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2024, 10:50:43 am »
BFD!!!
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Re: WV Sen. Joe Manchin leaves Democratic Party, registers as an independent
« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2024, 11:35:56 am »
I sure will be glad when the "dress sneakers" trend has passed.  They look like hell.
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Re: WV Sen. Joe Manchin leaves Democratic Party, registers as an independent
« Reply #3 on: May 31, 2024, 11:44:24 am »
I hear He's running for Gov.
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Re: WV Sen. Joe Manchin leaves Democratic Party, registers as an independent
« Reply #4 on: May 31, 2024, 11:45:28 am »
More Moderate Dems and Repubs will run as Independents as both Parties are hostage to extremist interests.
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Re: WV Sen. Joe Manchin leaves Democratic Party, registers as an independent
« Reply #5 on: May 31, 2024, 11:55:30 am »
Quote from: Wingnut on May 31, 2024, 11:44:24 am
I hear He's running for Gov.
Most likely. There already is a Dem candidate, but Joe's okay with screwing him over.
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Re: WV Sen. Joe Manchin leaves Democratic Party, registers as an independent
« Reply #6 on: May 31, 2024, 11:59:44 am »
That's not going to save him.
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Re: WV Sen. Joe Manchin leaves Democratic Party, registers as an independent
« Reply #7 on: May 31, 2024, 12:02:58 pm »
He's not that much younger than Biden or Trump. Retire, already. He's socked away millions as a "public servant."
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Re: WV Sen. Joe Manchin leaves Democratic Party, registers as an independent
« Reply #8 on: June 01, 2024, 07:12:31 am »
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... He has long wanted to switch his party affiliation to become an independent, according to a second person familiar with the situation who was granted anonymity to discuss it. But a looming deadline in West Virginia forced the issue.

Candidates must file their political affiliation 60 days prior to a Aug. 1 deadline to run in this year’s election.

Now registered as an independent, Manchin still has time to mount another Senate race or a potential run for governor, a position he held from 2005 to 2010. ...
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If he were to run for U.S. Senate, the Republican candidate is Gov. Jim Justice (a complete buffoon) and the Democrat is Wheeling mayor Glenn Elliott (a complete zero). If he ran for governor, he'd oppose Republican Atty Gen Patrick Morrisey, who's established a solid conservative record over the years, and Democrat mayor of Huntington, Steve Williams.
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Re: WV Sen. Joe Manchin leaves Democratic Party, registers as an independent
« Reply #9 on: June 01, 2024, 11:42:25 am »
There probably are a lot of Dems "out there" from whom the Dem Party has moved far away, but who are also not conservative. It would be interesting to learn how many such pols and voters are in this neither-fish-nor-fowl political no-man's-land.
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