Manchin Again.

Again. (0.00 / 0)

He is the guy whose political machine (aka Party Hierarchy) runs the state. He is the guy the voters keep electing, yet he is the guy no Democrat can stand, yet he is the "popular governor/senator" etc. because all the talking heads say so. He is the guy who calls all the shots and you had better heed his wishes or you won't get your turn, and risk being labeled as unelectable by the Party Hierarchy. He is the guy who is a disgrace to the Democratic Party and the memory of Robert C. Byrd.

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by: DB @ Thu Feb 09, 2012 at 16:18:11 PM UTC

Manchin ($-WV) (4.00 / 1)

Yes, the dollar sign is deliberate.

I've been content to read the commentary here without joining the site until now. Former Governor Manchin does NOT represent Democrats in West Virginia. I'd have more respect for him if he switched parties.

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by: shrinkingknitter @ Thu Feb 09, 2012 at 17:43:40 PM UTC

I was shamed into voting for him (4.00 / 1)

Never ever again. I remember distinctly driving down 522 with one of our county's big Dems practically screaming thru my phone that I "had" to vote for him. If this is the best we can do, I'd rather not vote at all. I remember clicking the button next to his name, thinking "I am going to regret this." And here we are. If Obama is the best, this guy is definitely THE WORST. And if I ever see his picture on West Virginia Blue's masthead next to our beloved Byrd's, I will be out of here! He is a disgrace!

Beauty will save the world

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by: wvbibi @ Fri Feb 10, 2012 at 18:19:56 PM UTC

I was also shamed into voting for him. (4.00 / 1)

And I will NOT do it again.

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by: MadAnne @ Fri Feb 10, 2012 at 22:13:47 PM UTC

Joe said Obama was "unamerican" (4.00 / 1)

http://www.npr.org/templates/s...

"This is not only unacceptable, it is un-American," says Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a Catholic who faces re-election in November in a state where Wednesday nights are reserved for church services.

Now I have even more reason to be glad I voted Mountain Party. : )

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by: WV26003 @ Sat Feb 11, 2012 at 13:53:50 PM UTC

Republican Views (4.00 / 1)

Nothing has changed about Joe Manchin. I worked for a Senator in the late Seventies. Joe was a DINO back then. I'm so disappointed that we don't have anyone to run against him.

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by: kworkman @ Sat Feb 11, 2012 at 19:20:30 PM UTC