Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) released a campaign ad Thursday featuring endorsements from three big names in sports: Jerry West, NBA hall-of-famer (and West Virginia University alumnus); Bob Huggins, current West Virginia University basketball head coach; and Nick Saban, head football coach at the University of Alabama. All three were born in West Virginia. Watch below:
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That … might be very effective. Probably more effective in Alabama, but effective enough.
Roll Tide!
An ad like this works really well in this region of the country. WVU is in the Big 12, so Saban’s presence probably doesn’t ruffle many feathers. Huggins definitely helps. It’s kind of an ode to manly men who play the sports ball. Plus, it’s a positive ad which, at this stage of the campaign, probably means Manchin is feeling really good about his chances. I like it.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB114367599328911693?mod=todays_us_personal_journal
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Fir enough, but he blew an opportunity to use a truly legendary college football coach from West Virginia: