Thu Oct 21, 2021, 05:15 PM

Is Machin angling for a Presidential run? Would you support him if he won the nomination?

Starting to wonder about this guy.

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Is Machin angling for a Presidential run? Would you support him if he won the nomination? (Original post)	fescuerescue	Oct 2021	OP
He's not angling for a Pres run. Ffs.	Budi	Oct 2021	#1
THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻	LenaBaby61	Oct 2021	#17
Dems hate him. There's no way he'd ever win the nomination.	lagomorph777	Oct 2021	#38
He knows better. And Pres ain't his type of gig.	Budi	Oct 2021	#45
I CAN'T POST MY OPINION. i guess you all know that would be a big XX from me	Trueblue1968	Oct 2021	#49
Angling for a presidential run by angering Dems? (n/t)	Hav	Oct 2021	#2
No. He enjoys the power he has	JohnSJ	Oct 2021	#3
the republican nomination? nt	msongs	Oct 2021	#4
As a Republican?	LoisB	Oct 2021	#5
Well I would assume as a Dem	fescuerescue	Oct 2021	#36
No, as much as most Democrats hate him, he would not be crazy enough to suit the Republicans.	totodeinhere	Oct 2021	#46
I would fight like hell for anyone but him in the Primaries	TDale313	Oct 2021	#6
No he is angling for more corporate campaign dollars. He is more valuable as a Democrat	texasfiddler	Oct 2021	#7
If the election were held tomorrow and he was a candidate,	Haggard Celine	Oct 2021	#8
The only thing Manchin is angling for is to keep the large pile of cash from his big coal	Vinca	Oct 2021	#9
That's it. He's setting himself up for retirement.	Haggard Celine	Oct 2021	#11
Yup - and seriously we should pay coal/gas/Manchin to build wind/solar in WV.	lagomorph777	Oct 2021	#40
I'd say we can all relax and not worry about this.	Gidney N Cloyd	Oct 2021	#10
Very unlikely. I'm sure he knows very well that he wouldn't have	Ocelot II	Oct 2021	#12
Manchin will never be anything more than Senator from W. Virginia.	Caliman73	Oct 2021	#13
No and no	FBaggins	Oct 2021	#14
Manchin is not a serious presidential candidate	gohuskies	Oct 2021	#15
Disagree and hell no	mahina	Oct 2021	#16
No offence, but I think that question is bogus.	totodeinhere	Oct 2021	#18
Yeah, he's doing everything he can think of to alienate Democrats.	lagomorph777	Oct 2021	#41
No.	elleng	Oct 2021	#19
He hasn't got the backing.	Historic NY	Oct 2021	#20
Would he be running as a Democrat or a GOPer?	leftstreet	Oct 2021	#21
He'll do about as well as "JoeMo" Lieberman!	madinmaryland	Oct 2021	#22
He's 74 years old.	BlueCheeseAgain	Oct 2021	#23
Considering the ages of three of the contenders in the last presidential race, including the winner	DFW	Oct 2021	#25
Neither Machin, nor his evil twin, Manchin, will be running for President	DFW	Oct 2021	#24
He is simply drunk on his own power and corruption	Walleye	Oct 2021	#26
I don't see how he could possibly get the Democratic nomination.	Crunchy Frog	Oct 2021	#27
No and HELL NO	budkin	Oct 2021	#28
As a democrat he is damaged goods and stopped global warming legislation	Under The Radar	Oct 2021	#29
If he won the nomination, sure.	ColinC	Oct 2021	#30
He won't survive a primary election.	Aristus	Oct 2021	#31
No.	Voltaire2	Oct 2021	#32
If the Democratic Party ever nominated him . . .	markpkessinger	Oct 2021	#33
Never	kacekwl	Oct 2021	#34
HAHAHAHAHA WUT?	CrackityJones75	Oct 2021	#35
Of course not. Why would he even think of doing that?	MineralMan	Oct 2021	#37
Ugh...	Wounded Bear	Oct 2021	#39
NO chance	scarytomcat	Oct 2021	#42
Fuck no! ..................... nt	Hotler	Oct 2021	#43
No, he is not.	themaguffin	Oct 2021	#44
Hell no.	roamer65	Oct 2021	#47
Ain't happening..	denbot	Oct 2021	#48
Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema vs. Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins	Polybius	Oct 2021	#50
I would pick him over any repuke	Skittles	Oct 2021	#51
Zero chance that fucker will run.	dalton99a	Oct 2021	#52
There is no possibility of Manchin ever being nominated. nt	Roisin Ni Fiachra	Oct 2021	#53

Response to fescuerescue (Original post)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 05:17 PM

Budi (15,325 posts)

1. He's not angling for a Pres run. Ffs.

🙄

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Response to Budi (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 05:31 PM

LenaBaby61 (5,723 posts)

17. THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

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Response to Budi (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 22, 2021, 10:08 AM

lagomorph777 (30,613 posts)

38. Dems hate him. There's no way he'd ever win the nomination.

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Response to lagomorph777 (Reply #38)

Fri Oct 22, 2021, 10:33 AM

Budi (15,325 posts)

45. He knows better. And Pres ain't his type of gig.

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Response to lagomorph777 (Reply #38)

Sat Oct 23, 2021, 12:12 AM

Trueblue1968 (15,431 posts)

49. I CAN'T POST MY OPINION. i guess you all know that would be a big XX from me

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Response to fescuerescue (Original post)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 05:17 PM

Hav (5,917 posts)

2. Angling for a presidential run by angering Dems? (n/t)

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Response to fescuerescue (Original post)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 05:20 PM

JohnSJ (84,199 posts)

3. No. He enjoys the power he has

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Response to fescuerescue (Original post)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 05:21 PM

msongs (63,840 posts)

4. the republican nomination? nt

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Response to fescuerescue (Original post)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 05:21 PM

LoisB (3,409 posts)

5. As a Republican?

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Response to LoisB (Reply #5)

Fri Oct 22, 2021, 09:54 AM

fescuerescue (4,106 posts)

36. Well I would assume as a Dem

But who knows.

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Response to LoisB (Reply #5)

Fri Oct 22, 2021, 11:33 PM

totodeinhere (12,702 posts)

46. No, as much as most Democrats hate him, he would not be crazy enough to suit the Republicans.

And he voted to remove Trump twice. In truth, he could not win the nomination of either party.

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Response to fescuerescue (Original post)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 05:21 PM

TDale313 (7,616 posts)

6. I would fight like hell for anyone but him in the Primaries

If it’s him v any Republican in the general, I’d hold my nose and vote for him, but I don’t think he has enough support among Dems to get the nomination

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Response to fescuerescue (Original post)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 05:22 PM

texasfiddler (1,592 posts)

7. No he is angling for more corporate campaign dollars. He is more valuable as a Democrat

He has to show performative defiance against those who oppose corporate and business greed and interests.

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Response to fescuerescue (Original post)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 05:23 PM

Haggard Celine (15,371 posts)

8. If the election were held tomorrow and he was a candidate,

he wouldn't even carry his home state. So no, he's not running for another office. I don't think he will even run for Senator again.

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Response to fescuerescue (Original post)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 05:24 PM

Vinca (48,405 posts)

9. The only thing Manchin is angling for is to keep the large pile of cash from his big coal

investments growing bigger and bigger and bigger. It's a shame West Virginia isn't covered in solar panels instead of nasty coal mines. Manchin would be all in then if he could bring in the odd million or so a year from it.

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Response to Vinca (Reply #9)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 05:25 PM

Haggard Celine (15,371 posts)

11. That's it. He's setting himself up for retirement.

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Response to Vinca (Reply #9)

Fri Oct 22, 2021, 10:10 AM

lagomorph777 (30,613 posts)

40. Yup - and seriously we should pay coal/gas/Manchin to build wind/solar in WV.

We could buy him and them off, get them out of the damned way, and do some good!

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Response to fescuerescue (Original post)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 05:24 PM

Gidney N Cloyd (18,471 posts)

10. I'd say we can all relax and not worry about this.

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Response to fescuerescue (Original post)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 05:25 PM

Ocelot II (100,746 posts)

12. Very unlikely. I'm sure he knows very well that he wouldn't have

a snowball's chance in Hell of even getting the nomination, and anyhow he has a lot more power as a single senator who can torpedo the entire party if they don't kiss his ass.

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Response to fescuerescue (Original post)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 05:26 PM

Caliman73 (9,967 posts)

13. Manchin will never be anything more than Senator from W. Virginia.

If he is looking to run as a Democrat for the Presidency, I can with 99% certainty, say that it will never happen. He will not win against any halfway moderate Democrat. If he is thinking of switching parties and running as a Republican, there are much crazier candidates in that party and that seems to be what the GOP is looking for.

He is angling to keep the coal business that pays him half a million a year and the other companies that pay his campaign coffers the money he needs to stay Senator of WV, alive and well.

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Response to fescuerescue (Original post)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 05:26 PM

FBaggins (24,615 posts)

14. No and no

He wouldn’t be a viable candidate outside of WV.

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Response to fescuerescue (Original post)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 05:28 PM

gohuskies (1,039 posts)

15. Manchin is not a serious presidential candidate

His stubborn obstruction to right the ship is putting the nation at risk along with Sinema, they are handing control of the political agenda to the rethuglicants who clearly choose dictatorship over real governance. Manchin is for special interests and not for the majority of Americans. I will not support any run for President by Manchin. He is showing where his loyalties really reside.

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Response to fescuerescue (Original post)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 05:29 PM

mahina (14,805 posts)

16. Disagree and hell no

Oligarchs already have enough power, more then.

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Response to fescuerescue (Original post)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 05:32 PM

totodeinhere (12,702 posts)

18. No offence, but I think that question is bogus.

Manchin would never win the Democratic nomination in a million years.

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Response to totodeinhere (Reply #18)

Fri Oct 22, 2021, 10:11 AM

lagomorph777 (30,613 posts)

41. Yeah, he's doing everything he can think of to alienate Democrats.

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Response to fescuerescue (Original post)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 05:34 PM

elleng (116,623 posts)

19. No.

No.

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Response to fescuerescue (Original post)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 05:36 PM

Historic NY (35,542 posts)

20. He hasn't got the backing.

he better worry about staying in the Senate.

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Response to fescuerescue (Original post)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 05:37 PM

leftstreet (34,542 posts)

21. Would he be running as a Democrat or a GOPer?

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Thu Oct 21, 2021, 05:39 PM

madinmaryland (63,797 posts)

22. He'll do about as well as "JoeMo" Lieberman!

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Thu Oct 21, 2021, 05:41 PM

BlueCheeseAgain (403 posts)

23. He's 74 years old.

No, he's not angling for a presidential run.

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Response to BlueCheeseAgain (Reply #23)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 05:42 PM

DFW (47,648 posts)

25. Considering the ages of three of the contenders in the last presidential race, including the winner

I wouldn't use being 74 years old as a disqualifying factor any more.

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Response to fescuerescue (Original post)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 05:41 PM

DFW (47,648 posts)

24. Neither Machin, nor his evil twin, Manchin, will be running for President

So no one has to worry about supporting him for anything other than the position he holds now.

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Thu Oct 21, 2021, 06:15 PM

Walleye (15,595 posts)

26. He is simply drunk on his own power and corruption

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Thu Oct 21, 2021, 06:20 PM

Crunchy Frog (26,095 posts)

27. I don't see how he could possibly get the Democratic nomination.

I don't believe he's delusional enough to try.

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Response to fescuerescue (Original post)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 06:24 PM

budkin (6,038 posts)

28. No and HELL NO

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Thu Oct 21, 2021, 06:27 PM

Under The Radar (3,361 posts)

29. As a democrat he is damaged goods and stopped global warming legislation

As a MAGAt he voted for impeachment, as an independent he can’t raise enough money for $1billion race and Mitch McConnell wants to crush him. He has a lot of work to do to shore up relationships either way.

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Response to fescuerescue (Original post)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 06:28 PM

ColinC (5,479 posts)

30. If he won the nomination, sure.

But I'm starting to wonder if he would even win WV

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Response to fescuerescue (Original post)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 06:30 PM

Aristus (58,860 posts)

31. He won't survive a primary election.

Repukes want a candidate who's not afraid of the Republican moniker, and Democrats want a real Democrat. West Virginia ranks at the bottom of so many lists in this country; I'm sure 'ability to influence a national election' is probably one of them.

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Response to fescuerescue (Original post)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 06:34 PM

Voltaire2 (10,347 posts)