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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsManchin: 'I don't give a s---' if I win reelection
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/345589-manchin-i-dont-give-a-sh-t-if-i-win-reelectionSen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is ripping into critics who want him to fully commit to Democratic policy points, saying he won't be pressured into taking stances he disagrees with just to win an election.
I dont give a shit, you understand? I just dont give a shit, Manchin told the Charleston Gazette-Mail on Sunday. Dont care if I get elected, dont care if I get defeated, how about that. If they think because Im up for election, that I can be wrangled into voting for shit that I dont like and cant explain, theyre all crazy.
Im not scared of an election, lets put it that way. Elections do not bother me or scare me, he said. Im going to continue to do the same thing Ive always done, extremely independent.
Manchin is up for reelection in a state that President Trump won by a wide margin. West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice publicly switched from the Democratic Party to the GOP at a Trump campaign rally in the state last week.
Manchin's comments were in response to an attack on him from GOP senatorial candidate Patrick Morrisey, who called for Manchin to resign from Democratic leadership and accused him of not fully representing his constituents interests.
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Manchin: 'I don't give a s---' if I win reelection (Original Post)
mfcorey1
Aug 2017
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global1
(25,290 posts)1. His Constituents Must Be Proud Of Him.....
If he doesn't care about re-election - why even vote for the guy. He needs to be primaried in WV. We need to get a Dem in there that cares.
BannonsLiver
(16,539 posts)2. This actually might play pretty well in WVA.
jaysunb
(11,856 posts)3. +1 n/t