Manchin is an independent now

[In It to Win It]

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/05/31/congress/manchin-independent-west-virginia-senate-governor-00160969

[dalton99a]

1. Low life narcissistic piece of shit

[intrepidity]

3. Hey, he's fair game here now

[Fiendish Thingy]

5. He is still a senator who caucuses with the Dems

His Independent status is as a potential candidate for governor of WV.

He has a big fan club and they will quickly and assertively remind you of his protection under DU’s TOS.

[a kennedy]

12. Heard he isn't running for governor.....

[Fiendish Thingy]

14. He hasn't declared or stated he's not running- deadline for filing hasn't passed yet. Nt

[dalton99a]

8. +1. He'll endorse Trump.

[brooklynite]

15. Bernie Sanders, Angus King...

He still supports the Democratic Party in the Senate.

[edhopper]

16. Not all the time though.

[comradebillyboy]

2. He will be retired in a few months so he will

be irrelevant.

[patphil]

4. That state's Senate seat will go Republican regardless of what Manchin does.

If his presence on the ballot results in no one getting %50, a runoff between the top 2 will be held.
This is a very red state. The Republican would be part of, and would win the runoff.
I don't think either Manchin or the Democratic candidate could beat the Republican.

[TSExile]

6. Surprised Old King Coal didn't officially go R.

🥱💤

[tritsofme]

7. Sounds like a prelude to a gubernatorial bid.

[Freethinker65]

9. Manchin thrives on media attention. Out of office he will be ignored, unless he gets a gig on Fox.

[Mysterian]

10. He will run for governor and would be infinitely better than republican Patrick Morrisey,

who is a low-life Trump ass-kisser.

Republicans have won total victory in West Virginia. Democrat is a dirty word in West Virginia. I don't know why because these are the people that Democrats work to help, while republicans constantly fuck them over. Just a total propaganda victory for republicans, in West Virginia and other rural states.

[Mountainguy]

11. If anybody cared to read the article....

Manchin previously announced he would not run for reelection, a move that essentially ceded his seat to Republicans. But Democrats have held out hope he’d make a last-minute decision to run as an independent, and Friday’s move is sure to increase pressure on him to do so. Gov. Jim Justice, a Manchin rival, won the GOP primary and is heavily favored in November.

A lot of people here begging for Jim Justice in Washington. I guess they like Republicans better than Democrats that don't agree with them on everything.

[Sneederbunk]

13. Manchin is a lame duck senator now.