Richard Ojeda Reacts To Jen Psaki's Viral Moment - Rebel HQ

[ItsjustMe]

[Jilly_in_VA]

1. As his next door neighbor

over here in VA, I'm quite fond of Rich, and I wish he'd run against Joe Manchin. Rich is real and Joe is, well, I'll leave that to you. I first became acquainted with him during the WV teacher's strike, which my friend's husband was involved in. He teaches in Logan County, and she used to. I heard a lot of what Rich had to say and it struck a real chord with me. I'd love to see him in Manchin's place. Pretty sure that's a dream....

[MiniMe]

2. You are his neighbor in Virginia?

How would he run against Manchin? Manchin is West Virginia

[sorcrow]

3. It's metaphorical

Not his literal neighbor. Virginia is next door to West Virginia.
Best regards,
Sorghum Crow

[TexasTowelie]

4. Ojeda's vote for Donald Trump in 2016 is a disqualifying factor.

I'm not a West Virginia voter, but I would be wary of voting for Ojeda because of his lapse in judgment.

[Jilly_in_VA]

5. He also immediately regretted it

My grandson voted for tfg also. He is from a totally Democratic family. I mean completely. His dad is so far left he's deep dark pink, farther left than Bernie almost. Mom is straight up Hillary girl as is stepmom (my daughter). How did this happen? I think he might have been swayed by his gf's family. Also his dad refused to influence him in any way, telling him to look at the issues and make up his own mind. The kid was surrounded by MAGAts at work and I think he just caved. He's been ashamed and sorry ever since. You make mistakes, but if you admit them and acknowledge them, people do forgive.

[TexasTowelie]

6. I'm a bit more apt to overlook your grandson's vote for Trump

as one of the mistakes we make in life due to youth and following the crowd for what is popular. Ojeda was in his mid-forties and should be expected to make wiser decisions.

Ojeda also served in elected office as a state senator prior to the 2016 election so I do have an issue that he abandoned the party to vote for the buffoon. After examining his stances on political and cultural issues along with his willingness to support the GOP on certain issues, I doubt that he would be a more reliable vote than Manchin.