Murdering CEO is a bridge too far for the repukes..

[pbmus]

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[RandySF]

1. Too far for Republican leadership, but not for primary voters

[Cha]

9. Exactly.

[edhopper]

2. If he wins the primary

they will fall in line like they did with Moore.

[applegrove]

3. Isn't he ahead?

[Exotica]

17. He was in 3rd place most of the race, but now has surged into the lead

He also is threatening a 3rd party run. That would be great. Manchin would win for sure.

[bitterross]

4. I don't understand why anyone would vote for him.

Do they seriously believe that he wasn't responsible for the death and injury of the miners?

[Scurrilous]

5. It seems Republican voters in WVA are in thrall of rich white criminals.

[grantcart]

7. They love that he hits McConnell on his inter racial marriage

[Mike Rows His Boat]

15. No. They think it was Obama's fault.

All them safety regerlations cozed theiy’re to died.

[DavidDvorkin]

6. It's not that he's a bridge too far for them

It's that they're afraid he'd lose the election. If they thought he'd win, they'd be fully behind him.

[Marie Marie]

11. Exactly.

[Major Nikon]

13. If child rapists and torturers aren't a bridge too far for them, this guy certainly isn't

If he wins the primary Trump will be on the sidelines cheering him on as a martyr who took on regulators.

[Hugin]

16. In fact, it looks like being a jailbird is a rite of passage to be a Republican...

candidate.

I wonder why this guy hasn't been pardoned by the Citric Felon yet?

Maybe there's a slot at the Interior Dept or the EPA soon. This clown is a shoo-in for a cabinet position.

[RockRaven]

8. Establishment/party Repubs DO NOT CARE about his record/history per se

They care he might win the general election because of it.

They'd embrace him in a f*cking heartbeat if they were certain he'd win the general. They have NO STANDARDS, NO MORALS, NO LIMITS, except LOSING.

[ProudLib72]

10. Why in the name of all that is holy do I have to worry about Manchin's seat

being taken by a person who murdered 29 people? And why are the relatives of those murdered people not out in the streets marching against this asshole? It boggles the mind.

[RandySF]

12. Because Republicans convinced them that

a marriage between two people of the same gender is worse than killing 29 miners.

[ProudLib72]

14. Ok, you have me here. My understanding was that Manchin is opposed to gay marriage

Didn't he vote with Rs on Defense of Marriage?

[Exotica]

18. Yes. He is was against gay marriage. Always voted against it.

Here is his entire statement on the SCOTUS decision in 2015 that nationally legalised it.


https://www.manchin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/manchin-statement-on-supreme-courts-same-sex-marriage-ruling

MANCHIN STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT'S SAME-SEX MARRIAGE RULING

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in the Obergefell v. Hodges case.

“America is a nation of laws, and we must respect and abide by the Supreme Court’s decision.”

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That's it, lolol. He is bad on many issues, but he is still better than ANY Rethug. WV is a troubled state. Hopefully it evolves over the coming decades. Not holding my breath.