WV SEN 2018: Jenkins loses GOP primary, how vulnerable would Manchin be?

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Manchin does what he can when he can and that's really all you can ask, he's a politician with a very tough job.  His support for gun control legislation took real courage.  He's also been a strong opponent of efforts to repeal Obamacare.  The idea that Manchin's some sort of DINO is laughable, to say the least.  He didn't have to take a leading role in the gun control debate after Newtown, but he did because the country needs universal background checks (among other things).  That's the sort of courage that the Democratic Party could use more of, but the man can't win if he runs as a far-left bomb thrower.  We'll have his vote when we need it and this feeble attempt to primary Manchin doesn't even rise to the level of bargain basement tea party antics.  I'd also add that Pritt and Manchin are political enemies for reasons dating back to Pritt's failed gubernatorial campaign in the 90s.  If she's involved, that's what it's about, not ideologly.