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Joe Manchin won’t run for reelection, giving GOP an opening to flip West Virginia seat

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  1. balancing act

    balancing act Well-Known Member

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    https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/09/politics/joe-manchin-wont-run-for-reelection/index.html

    Manchin isn't going to seek re-election.
    Could this be an alternative to Biden for Democrats? I would prefer him over Biden. And he was governor before, so he has great experience dealing with legislature.
    If he ran as a third party candidate, it would split the vote, but hard to tell how much of each party.
    Or, maybe he just retires to a mountain in WV.
    Thoughts?
     
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    3link Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I hope he does run for president so we don’t have to deal with Biden or the orange lard ****.
     
    3link, Nov 9, 2023
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  3. Arkanis

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    Manchin is 76.

    I expect the next Democratic nominee to be from a different generation.
     
    Arkanis, Nov 9, 2023
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    Sleep Monster Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    He's another silver spoon brat with no clue about how regular Americans live. He's never had to worry about paying for housing or food, or anything else. I'm sick of rich people buying political offices.

    I don't trust him.
     
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    That will depend on who the Republicans and Democrats nominate. For the Democrats, they would need to nominate a moderate or somewhat conservative Democrat to retain the seat.

    I also think Manchin will run for governor of West Virginia when Jim Justice's term ends.
     
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    Turtledude Well-Known Member Donor

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    what do you think of people like Obama and Clinton and Biden who come from middle class backgrounds and leave office multi millionaires
     
    Turtledude, Nov 9, 2023
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    Sleep Monster Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Good for them. There should be greater than normal reward for serving in what is one of the most pressure-laden, difficult, and important jobs on the planet.
     
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    Turtledude Well-Known Member Donor

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    wow.
     
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    Polydectes Well-Known Member

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    How do you think they get that money?
     
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    This was expected. Manchin wasn't doing so well in the polls either. I don't think he has enough support to run on his own for POTUS.
     
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    you asked the question I didn't think needed asking (until I saw his response)
     
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    Why that response? It takes years of school and hard work to get that far. Don't you think there should be merit-based rewards for going by beyond what most would achieve? I thought everyone approved of a meritocracy. The official POTUS pay is far less than than that of most corporate officers. I don't resent them for speaking fees, book deals, or a few real estate or stock deals. Why should I?
     
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    With these people say you're trying to convince them that you have the King of hearts you can't just show it to them you can't just suggest it you have to grab their face pry their eyes open and shove the card right in the eyeball even then they'll still deny it but at least you did everything you could.

    They're like saints fans. Win or lose the fans are still going to think that the saints are the best team there is
     
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    Polydectes Well-Known Member

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    Again I'm going to ask what do you think the money that they mysteriously aren't comes from?

    The president gets 400k a year if they serve 8 years that's 3.2 million. Where did the other $116,800,000 come from?
     
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    Book deals, speaking fees, real estate deals, maybe some smart stock trades. Times two in the case of the Clintons and the Obamas, since both women are pretty smart.

    Unless they are becoming billionaires, I really don't give a hoot. They're simply taking full advantage of a particular type of celebrity.
     
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    how DOES Biden get that sort of wealth> or Obama? Did you ever think they are peddling influence? WTF do you think Goldman Sachs paid Hilary (when they thought she was going to win) a couple Hundred K for a 30 minute speech? what is hilary going to teach some harvard MBA who handles billions of dollars of trades?
     
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    Biden got that money from Ukraine...15% for the big guy...
     
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    :roflol:
    Yup...
    And another $5 Billion from China...Sure thing...:bored:
     
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    Polydectes Well-Known Member

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    Disguising confessions as jokes is clever. They don't call him Bejing Biden for nothing
     
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    balancing act Well-Known Member

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    I didn't catch he was that old.
    Maybe he's done with working.
     
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    I wouldn’t - he has too many fingers in fossil fuel pies
     
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    What wealth? And a LOT of Pollies get paid for speeches
     
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    Well, at least they won’t have to replace the walking frames and commodes in the White House LOLS!
     
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    People really need to dig deep into who's monies are backing "no labels"...this is not the time to throw up chaffe with democracy and freedom on the 2024 ballot.
     
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    76? I guess he needs to wait a few more years. That seems to be the case lately
     
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