Message from @Nuke
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“Candidates affiliated with a recognized political party who run for election in a primary election and who lose the nomination cannot change her or his voter registration to a minor party organization/unaffiliated candidate to take advantage of the later filing deadlines and have their name on the subsequent general election ballot,”
-WV Secretary of State
He legally cannot run in this elecion.
That's good.
But he's got money...
The most he can do is lash out at both parties, but he can't become a spoiler.
Well, good for him then.
I'm worried of some bizzare scenario where Don uses his massive stacks of cash to circumvent the law and Drew Millers this whole election.
Well, I wouldn't imagine it'd work
Yeah, but paranoia and all.
Remember, Trump can shoot down the man's entire canpaign with a single tweet
Blankenship is a former political prisoner of the Obama Administration.
I doubt he can run with money.
Fallout 76
Manchin should just switch parties at this point
Manchin is so two-faced
When it comes to a real, narrow vote
Manchin votes left.
Sometimes he'll vote for the GOP when the margin is under 20 or something
But if the margin is within like
0-3
Manchin will let Pence issue a tie-breaking vote.
Or he'll cast the deciding "No" himself
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/394933-manchin-warns-trump-against-picking-court-nominee-who-will-overturn-roe-v - despite being a self-proclaimed "pro-lifer", he urged Trump to select a centrist so that Roe v Wade wouldn't be repealed.
https://www.axios.com/joe-manchins-tightrope-on-planned-parenthood-1513302138-68ada8fc-68af-48cb-a5cd-529b1fc7e68c.html - voted in favour of continuing PP funding
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/sen-joe-manchin-draws-support-background-checks-article-1.1373527 - voted for a bill which would greatly expand background checks
www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2012/06/28/joe_manchin_still_doesn_t_like_obamacare.html - campaigned against Obamacare in his 2010 campaign, voted the very next year FOR Obamacare, as well as continuing its funding in subsequent years.
<@&417407302526828544> Good arguments against Manchin.
They call it a fine line; I call it a flip-flop.
Don't forget that Manchin promised to repeal Obamacare, then betrayed his promise.
Yep.
I don't trust him a bit to keep his promise on the wall OR voting Trump in 2020.
"Too liberal for the Democratic Party, too conservative for West Virginia"
>every fucking time he could make a difference as a Democrat swing vote, he sticks with the party
He basically doesn't vote with the Republicans unless he's a non-deciding vote.
It's actually at such a level that it seems strategic.
Now look at this vote to cut $15B in spending
Could've passed if he defected, but no, Collins voted no so he used that as a justification to vote no himself.
But if he only voted Republican when it's passing, it would be confusing to many.