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-Election 2012

West Virginia Dems Separating from their Fearless Leader

2012-10-26

ALSO front-page WaPo.
Among the millions of wavering voters in the presidential race, the most prominent might be West Virginia's Joe Manchin -- a U.S. senator, a candidate for reelection and a lifelong Democrat who, less than two weeks out, is undecided about whether to support Barack Obama again.
Didn't a convicted felon beat out the One in the Dem primary?
Manchin isn't alone among West Virginia Democrats attempting to separate themselves from the president. The governor, Earl Ray Tomblin, and a prominent congressman, Nick J. Rahall II -- both facing reelection challenges -- have also declined to publicly endorse Obama.
Choices have consequences.
A federal "war on coal" has harmed West Virginia and united Democratic dissenters against the Obama administration, Manchin declared in an interview last week, observing of the president's electoral fate: "I think he knows he's not going to do well in our state. . . . And you know what? It's personal. When people lose their jobs, they look at you and ask, 'So, what am I to do?' And they blame him."
Ah, yes. Here we go!
During this year's West Virginia Democratic primary, a Texas prison inmate received about 41 percent against Obama in a protest vote, with Manchin carefully committing to no one.

Posted by:Bobby

#4 Montana, Illinois, Wyoming, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Colorado are also significant coal producers. I wonder if these states coal miners are also ticked off?

Posted by: JohnQC 2012-10-26 10:59

#3 Joe could help his campaign by not only publicly abandoning the One but throw in Harry Reid while he's at it. Cause Harry is just as much to blame as the WH for the War on Coal.

Posted by: Procopius2k 2012-10-26 08:41

#2 The EPA is one of Champ's "hope and change" tools. All you have to do is pull up RNO, ARLP, OXF, or JRCC on the NYSE to see what is happening to our coal industry. High gasoline and energy prices are part and parcel of the administration plan to force us into electric cars, solar, and wind (his investments and kickback base). He's taken the energy political lobbying to an entirely new level.

Posted by: Besoeker 2012-10-26 07:59

#1 Fire Obama coal signs are everywhere in my coal area. Even engines are parked that had been moving coal by rail. I still believe many lifelong Democrats have no home anymore. I believe many will not vote. The Democrats are ripe for a Tea Party moment. Joe Manchin will just change his hat. They will tell you what you want to hear then business as usual.

Posted by: Dale 2012-10-26 06:56

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