WV-SEN 2018: Haunted Manchin

[Holy Unifying Centrist]

So if Blankenship wins it basically proves that any idiot can win a GOP primary by being the only one to attack McConnell?

I mean, you need more than that. Blankenship was a well known figure in WV and had a ton of money to bombard the airwaves with.


The issue is, this suggests that Chris McDaniel has an opening in MS-Special if he attacks CHS for being handpicked by swamp rat Mitch.

[publicunofficial]

So if Blankenship wins it basically proves that any idiot can win a GOP primary by being the only one to attack McConnell?

You hear that Paul Nehlen!?!?!

[Greedo punched first]

So if Blankenship wins it basically proves that any idiot can win a GOP primary by being the only one to attack McConnell?

Yes, especially if John Briscoe beats moderate Republican David Clifford for the sacrificial lamb runoff spot in CA-47.

[KingSweden]

If Blankenship does win because of a "Chinaperson" and "Cocaine Mitch" message, I can only imagine the bigoted lunacy we'll soon be hearing out of Chris McDaniel.

[Oryxslayer]

https://twitter.com/alweaver22/status/993833679721058304

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Don't fall for this sh**t again people its just the GOP setting expectations as usual. Fortunately, this appears to be setting up for a narrow Blankenship win.

[OneJ]

https://twitter.com/alweaver22/status/993833679721058304

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This is hilarious. How can you not at least crack a smile at this?

[Politician]

Lean D->Safe D.

[junior chįmp]

Lean D->Safe D.

BIG

[pppolitics]

Lean D->Safe D.

don't count your chickens before they hatch

[junior chįmp]

Cocaine Mitch signals he will.kiss big Don's ring:

https://www.twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/993920602074468353

[KingSweden]

https://twitter.com/alweaver22/status/993833679721058304

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This is hilarious. How can you not at least crack a smile at this?

I mean, in a schafenfreude sort of way. I’m not going to smile about the continued debasement of politics by criminals, pedos and charlatans

[Holy Unifying Centrist]

Cocaine Mitch signals he will.kiss big Don's ring:

https://www.twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/993920602074468353

He can kiss Don's ring all he wants. This race was only slightly R favored w/o Don (imo), now it's clearly D favored even with the GOP putting a bunch of resources behind it.

[Virginiá]

Cocaine Mitch signals he will.kiss big Don's ring:

https://www.twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/993920602074468353

It is Mitch McConnell, after all. The only thing he cares about is winning elections, and I don't think he personally cares one way or another if he has to support murderers or rapists to do that. He is the GOP's worst attributes personified.

[TheSaint250]

Cocaine Mitch signals he will.kiss big Don's ring:

https://www.twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/993920602074468353

He can kiss Don's ring all he wants. This race was only slightly R favored w/o Don (imo), now it's clearly D favored even with the GOP putting a bunch of resources behind it.

Manchin would always have had an advantage regardless of the nominee

[OSR stands with Israel]

Cocaine Mitch signals he will.kiss big Don's ring:

https://www.twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/993920602074468353

It is Mitch McConnell, after all. The only thing he cares about is winning elections, and I don't think he personally cares one way or another if he has to support murderers or rapists to do that. He is the GOP's worst attributes personified.

McConnell opposed Moore

[junior chįmp]

Cocaine Mitch signals he will.kiss big Don's ring:

https://www.twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/993920602074468353

It is Mitch McConnell, after all. The only thing he cares about is winning elections, and I don't think he personally cares one way or another if he has to support murderers or rapists to do that. He is the GOP's worst attributes personified.

McConnell opposed Moore

Yeah...before he won the nomination...but the next day:

[OSR stands with Israel]

Cocaine Mitch signals he will.kiss big Don's ring:

https://www.twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/993920602074468353

It is Mitch McConnell, after all. The only thing he cares about is winning elections, and I don't think he personally cares one way or another if he has to support murderers or rapists to do that. He is the GOP's worst attributes personified.

McConnell opposed Moore

Yeah...before he won the nomination...but the next day:

nope: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Alabama,_2017#Endorsements_3


Only Tom Coburn and Rand Paul kept their endorsements of him


Also : http://time.com/5050655/roy-moore-mitch-mcconnell-trump/

[Holy Unifying Centrist]

Cocaine Mitch signals he will.kiss big Don's ring:

https://www.twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/993920602074468353

He can kiss Don's ring all he wants. This race was only slightly R favored w/o Don (imo), now it's clearly D favored even with the GOP putting a bunch of resources behind it.

Manchin would always have had an advantage regardless of the nominee

I don't know. I think Jenkins would beat Manchin by around 5 or so. But I may be overestimating how R West Virginia has become.

[Xing]

I still wouldn't be too surprised if Morrisey eked out a win, but yeah, Blankens*** is favored going in. And most Republicans (including McConnell) will support him, even if they do so begrudgingly. You see, he has this magical (R) next to his name which is kind of a big deal.

Moral of the story: Never assume people "wouldn't be THAT stupid", or they'll say "don't tell me how stupid I can be!"

[Rhenna]

Scared about Blankenship making it past the general considering how flexible WV is and how they embraced Trump. Terrified about that man being in a chamber of Congress.

[warandwar]

It's not "stupid" to vote for Blankenship, it's anti-worker.

[junior chįmp]

How morally bankrupt is the GOP?...you decide:

https://www.twitter.com/viaCristiano/status/993958459715538944

[UncleVolodya]

Depraved. Unsurprising.

[Torrain]

If Blankenship is going to try and give all of his opponents weaksauce Trump-style nicknames, I wait in eager anticipation of "Haunted Manchin, "Jocialist" or, if he's being consistant (and consistantly unsubstantiated) "Cocaine Joe".

Edit: RR McDaniel is awful, but Roy Moore's candidacy made that clear last year.

[scutosaurus]

If Blankenship is going to try and give all of his opponents weaksauce Trump-style nicknames, I wait in eager anticipation of "Haunted Manchin, "Jocialist" or, if he's being consistant (and consistantly unsubstantiated) "Cocaine Joe".

Edit: RR McDaniel is awful, but Roy Moore's candidacy made that clear last year.

If Blankenship is going to link Manchin with a family member's controversies like he did with Cocaine Mitch, I'd say he links him with his daughter's EpiPen pricing scandal. Mylan Joe?