Joe Manchin (D-WV) officially retiring from the Senate in 2024

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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/09/us/politics/manchin-democrats-senate-reelection.html

It's official, Jim Justice (R-WV) is essentially running unopposed.

R + flip.

Also, big because GOP money won't have to be spent there, and they can allocate it to not only Ohio/Montana but also the actual swing state senate seats.

As a yogurt bonus, Manchin -may or may not- be running third party as the 2024 Presidential nominee under a potential "No Labels" independent party if they can get on the ballot. Won't do better than 1% or so, but still could affect Biden negatively in swing states.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

On the one hand, you do a good job noting changes and imminent changes to the congressional roster.

OTOH, you have the dumbest story times of GOP wishcasting each time.

[Will Hunting]

OTOH, you have the dumbest story times of GOP wishcasting each time.
:lol and you weren’t even here for his midterm predictions

Anyway, this is a non story. Once Jim Justice declared, there was no chance Manchin was gonna run against him. He might have been delusional enough to think he could beat Mooney, but even his retarded CTE brain knew he was dead in a race against Justice.

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Best news to come down the pike in a coon's age. Nothing but a gadfly.

[MultiTroll]

Dems didn't lose shit.

Manchin was/is Repug 100

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Dems didn't lose shit.

Manchin was/is Repug 100

You know what, Mult, you're gettin' to be just like the rest of your crew. No matter what happens to ya's..."It's a good thing."

Fuck me.

[MultiTroll]

You know what, Mult, you're gettin' to be just like the rest of your crew. No matter what happens to ya's..."It's a good thing."

Fuck me.
Same with that rancid cunt from Arizona.
She was 0% Democrat.
She's the cunt who along with Munchkin that held up Build Back Better.
FFS even if the Repugs wanted a smaller $ amount (doubtful) FFS do SOMETHING constructive with that tax money.
Nope, they sat on it.

[ElNono]

The good news is that the DNC will also not have to spend money on a race for a candidate that didn't earn it. Same with Sinema.

Good news all around :tu

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The good news is that the DNC will also not have to spend money on a race for a candidate that didn't earn it. Same with Sinema.

Good news all around :tu


You know what, El, you're still just like the rest of your fuckin' crew. No matter what happens to ya's..."It's a good thing."

You lightweight fuck, you.

[ElNono]

Sinema left the Democratic Party. Democratic donors left her too.

Democratic donors have fled Sen. Kyrsten Sinema since she left the party — and she hasn’t made up the loss with Republicans or independents.

That dynamic encapsulates the challenge the Arizona independent faces as she weighs whether to seek reelection: Sinema quit a party with which she was often at odds, and now she will have to build a base using only her personal brand.

The campaign finance data indicate it will be a daunting task.

A POLITICO analysis of her donors in recent cycles reveals her previous contributors are more loyal to the Democratic Party than they are to Sinema. Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), who launched a run for Sinema’s seat in January, has raised two-and-a-half times as much from Sinema’s 2018 major donors as Sinema herself has.

Gallego has supplanted Sinema as the de facto Democratic nominee in Arizona’s Senate race — and Democratic donors are responding.

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/13/kyrsten-sinema-donors-democrats-00126676

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Sinema left the Democratic Party. Democratic donors left her too.

Democratic donors have fled Sen. Kyrsten Sinema since she left the party — and she hasn’t made up the loss with Republicans or independents.

That dynamic encapsulates the challenge the Arizona independent faces as she weighs whether to seek reelection: Sinema quit a party with which she was often at odds, and now she will have to build a base using only her personal brand.

The campaign finance data indicate it will be a daunting task.

A POLITICO analysis of her donors in recent cycles reveals her previous contributors are more loyal to the Democratic Party than they are to Sinema. Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), who launched a run for Sinema’s seat in January, has raised two-and-a-half times as much from Sinema’s 2018 major donors as Sinema herself has.

Gallego has supplanted Sinema as the de facto Democratic nominee in Arizona’s Senate race — and Democratic donors are responding.

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/13/kyrsten-sinema-donors-democrats-00126676

Christ, when I saw your name on this thread I thought for sure Manchin had changed his mind again.

Whew, what a relief, El.

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Sinema left the Democratic Party. Democratic donors left her too.

Democratic donors have fled Sen. Kyrsten Sinema since she left the party — and she hasn’t made up the loss with Republicans or independents.
Smelly twat made millions off of bribe money by voting Repug when Joe was going for Build Back Better.

Probably only reason still running is to meet dykes and not have to pay for her own transportation.

This funding thing doesn't hurt her at all.

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Smelly twat made millions off of bribe money by voting Repug when Joe was going for Build Back Better.

Probably only reason still running is to meet dykes and not have to pay for her own transportation.

This funding thing doesn't hurt her at all.

But see the quaint way MSM runs it---is to affect that no harm has been done to the D's. MSM/CNN, even FOX knows precisely how to present such a fact. If the fucks weren't so fucked I'd admire 'em for it, the fucks.

[ElNono]

Smelly twat made millions off of bribe money by voting Repug when Joe was going for Build Back Better.

Probably only reason still running is to meet dykes and not have to pay for her own transportation.

This funding thing doesn't hurt her at all.

Republicans are all in on that loser Lake. The only reason they would put money on Sinema is to have a third candidate to siphon votes from Gallego.

Not unthinkable, but Sinema herself doesn't really have a shot.

[Will Hunting]

Republicans are all in on that loser Lake. The only reason they would put money on Sinema is to have a third candidate to siphon votes from Gallego.

Not unthinkable, but Sinema herself doesn't really have a shot.
Sinema isn’t going to run again. She just hasn’t formally announced she’s not running yet because she can bilk money out of donors in the meantime.

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Sinema isn’t going to run again. She just hasn’t formally announced she’s not running yet because she can bilk money out of donors in the meantime.

We learned that little tact from you D's, Will.

[spurraider21]

Sinema done too

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Sinema done too

She was appalled by the hate. Ultimately, 21, she chose wisely.

[baseline bum]

She was appalled by the hate. Ultimately, 21, she chose wisely.

Don't tell me you wouldn't grudge fuck the hell out of that.

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Don't tell me you wouldn't grudge fuck the hell out of that.

Absolutely, when she showed up like that with those glasses I was in love. Oh, yeah, she's substantial.