Look, I get it.
We had to have Joe Manchin win. His opponent was a total wingunt. Manchin is darn good at politics. He won in a state that Trump won by 42 points last year. This is probably his last hurrah. He can’t do it again. Then we are probably done in the Mountain State.
Joe Manchin though had to sound off on Elizabeth Warren:
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This really grinds my gears. Does Manchin not realize how offensive he is being to the rest of the country?
Manchin:
“Elizabeth would have a hard time in West Virginia, she really would. But she’s welcome to come down. Maybe she can change her positions. These are all my friends. I’ve worked with everybody, from the right to the left, I’m able to work with everybody. But I want them to see the real world, to see real West Virginia, to see real rural America, to see people who really get up and work hard and don’t ask for anything.”
Really Joe?
Jesus of Nazareth would have a hard time in West Virginia running as a Democrat. Forget Elizabeth Warren.
And for God’s sake, people in West Virginia do NOT work longer and harder than people in cities across America. It is in fact the opposite. And as far as West Virginia not asking for anything, Joe you of course realize that West Virginia is awash in Federal money. The hardworking taxpayers you disdain in places like New York City and Los Angeles, you know not “Real Americans” pay for your hospitals, schools, roads, etc.
Joe is using the dog whistle that is so effective in the Mountain State with people with “Economic Anxiety” that the cities are full of “you know whats” that just lay around and collect welfare.
He also said West Virginia does not like “extremes.” That is why they voted so heavily for the “moderate” Donald Trump.
West Virginia and Joe Manchin, look in the freaking mirror.