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LeftInTX

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26. His grandfather changed his name. WV is not the deep south.

Reply to DenaliDemocrat (Reply #17)

Tue Jul 23, 2024, 12:08 AM

Jul 2024

There are quite a few Italians in WV.

The other WV senator is Shelly Capito. (She's married to an Italian)
Certainly she could have chosen to use her maiden name if WV hated Italians so much.

https://wvtourism.com/did-you-know-about-west-virginias-deep-italian-heritage/

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So did Joe Manchin actually think him publicly re-registering as a Democrat.... [View all] brush Jul 2024 OP

he can fuck himself... democratsruletheday Jul 2024 #1

I won't raise my hand MurrayDelph Jul 2024 #2

Give him both hands then! ArkansasDemocrat1 Jul 2024 #5

Hahahahahahahaha. That got a laugh out of me. brush Jul 2024 #6

GFY, Munchkin n/t ArkansasDemocrat1 Jul 2024 #3

Gently blm Jul 2024 #7

Rusty and no oil so it gets hot? ArkansasDemocrat1 Jul 2024 #11

He's like an unfaithful spouse who has cheated on you over and over again Beachnutt Jul 2024 #4

"DON'T COME IN. YOU GO SLEEP WITH YOUR WHORE" is what I'd say ArkansasDemocrat1 Jul 2024 #8

No I_UndergroundPanther Jul 2024 #9

We don't want him lees1975 Jul 2024 #10

It's Mancini - he changed his name DenaliDemocrat Jul 2024 #12

He changed his name? I didn't know that. That's an automatic write off IMO. brush Jul 2024 #16

Yep. DenaliDemocrat Jul 2024 #17

His grandfather changed his name. WV is not the deep south. LeftInTX Jul 2024 #26

His grandfather changed his name. LeftInTX Jul 2024 #24

Mancina krkaufman Jul 2024 #20

No. It would be mancino DenaliDemocrat Jul 2024 #22

Here are his grandfather's naturalization papers. Giuseppe Mancina goes by Joe Manchin in 1950 LeftInTX Jul 2024 #29

Mancina, not Mancini, his paternal grandparents were from Calabria, Italy, his maternal grandparents were Czechoslovak Celerity Jul 2024 #34

He doesn't offer anything for the campaign LiberalFighter Jul 2024 #13

Won't say what I thought of Manchin B.See Jul 2024 #14

Go away Manchin. TomSlick Jul 2024 #15

He's just an updated Joe Lieberman CanonRay Jul 2024 #18

Until we lose the majority or get a bigger margin krkaufman Jul 2024 #19

Not so much anymore since he's not running anymore. brush Jul 2024 #21

I don't know why he bothered DFW Jul 2024 #23

Oh, Joe Honey... no. Sit your ass back down. meadowlander Jul 2024 #25

Waste of time that lasted about 24 hours. OAITW r.2.0 Jul 2024 #27

I didn't even miss Faux pas Jul 2024 #28

What I suspect Diraven Jul 2024 #30

not saying he's a genius, but I don't imagine he's that stupid. The Wandering Harper Jul 2024 #31

Yep, attention-grabbing troll move. He used to do that all the time... brush Jul 2024 #32

Voted against him in two 1990s primaries. carpetbagger Jul 2024 #33

He's also none of the alternative candidates Dems have put up in WV... brooklynite Jul 2024 #36

Yes we do. brooklynite Jul 2024 #35