Meet Joe Manchin's primary opponent, Paula Swearengin. You're gonna like her!

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11. Could Democrats Nominate Their Own Christine ODonnell in 2018?

There are already signs groups with similar goals are popping up to support Democrats. Brand New Congress’ recruit to take on Joe Manchin in West Virginia is a political neophyte who will run in a primary electorate that will be largely hostile towards anyone to Manchin’s left (in fact, Manchin is probably about as vulnerable to a primary challenge *from the right* as he is from the left — which is not very). The operation reeks of an effort to harvest dollars from energized small money donors. Similarly, Justice Democrats, a new left-wing pressure group started by some former Sanders staffers and Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks, has backed Cori Bush in Missouri’s 1st district against longtime incumbent Lacy Clay. Bush ran for Senate finishing a distant 2nd to Jason Kander in the 2016 primary, but scouring her online presence, I found no mention of her opponent (and no real rationale for running). A seat like Clay’s would never be vulnerable to a Republican, but Democrats could be throwing away money better spent on a competitive seat in hopes of throwing out an incumbent with a strong progressive voting record — all while lining the pockets of consulting groups.

https://decisiondeskhq.com/upcoming-races/could-democrats-nominate-their-own-christine-odonnell-in-2018/