WV-Monmouth: Manchin +9, Ojeda leads in WV-3

[Maxwell]

lol democrats are okay with Harley Rouda being a literal Kasich donor but not Ojeda voting for Trump.

Listen folks - we have to accept some people acknowledging mistakes they made. Ojeda has on just about every issue signaled himself as a decent progressive. This is a 68% Trump state, and Ojeda is running in a 72% Trump district. In these areas you're going to have to make at least SOME sacrificies (like Manchin voting with the Trump administration some 30-40% of the time or shooting a cap and trade bill yee haw).

That's also why, despite how much i loathe Joe Manchin, I would never vote for the GOP or not vote if it meant Manchin lost his seat. I've had to make a few ugly votes for Democrats in Oklahoma because I'd rather be represented by someone who votes like 30-40% Republican over someone who votes 100% Republican.

[Maxwell]

Do all of you know Ojeda voted for Trump?

Yes, and this is why I want him to fail.

Furthermore, the fact that Ojeda, one of the Democrats running for the House pledging not to support Pelosi for Speaker, supported Trump, contributes to me distrusting every Democrat who pledges not to support Pelosi for Speaker in general.

Ridiculous. Throwing out candidates because they voted for Trump is not the way to win back people we need if we're ever going to branch beyond urban areas in the north.

How often did Republicans nominate candidates in 2010 who voted for Obama, even though Obama won by a far bigger margin than Trump did? And actually, you know, got more votes than his opponent did.

i mean this isn't exactly one for one but Scott Rigell donated campaign cash to Barack Obama in 2008. He was a bit of an oddball in the GOP caucus but he does exist.