Manchin Mulls Bid For ‘Best Job In The World’: Governor Of West Virginia

UNITED STATES - MARCH 16: Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., is interviewed before a town hall meeting at the WVU Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center in Martinsburg, W.Va., March 16, 2017. Much of the discussion was regard... UNITED STATES - MARCH 16: Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., is interviewed before a town hall meeting at the WVU Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center in Martinsburg, W.Va., March 16, 2017. Much of the discussion was regarding the American Health Care Act, the Republican's plan to repeal and replace the ACA. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) (CQ Roll Call via AP Images) MORE LESS
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Just after winning a tough reelection bid in the midterms last fall, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) is reconsidering the length of his stay in the Senate.

Manchin told Politico in a piece that published Friday he is mulling going back to his old gig that he held from 2005 to 2010, “the best job in the world,” as governor of West Virginia.

“I think about it every minute of every day. Now, thinking about it and doing it are two different things,” Manchin told Politico. “I’ll make a decision this fall sometime. I don’t think there’s any hurry at all.”

The current governor of Manchin’s home state, Gov. Jim Justice, will be in for a rough reelection bid if Manchin decides to run against him, especially because he ran as a Democrat, but flipped parties.

Manchin himself narrowly eked out a win in the midterms when he was challenged by the state’s Republican Attorney General Patrick Morrisey.

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  1. Whereas I would be happy to see the WORST of the DINOs finally out of the Senate, I worry about what would replace him.

  2. No, Joe. “Best job in the world” belongs to Trump’s meth dealer.

  3. Avatar for nemo nemo says:

    This is crappy news. Not a chance in hell of a Democrat winning his seat.

    Statehood for DC and PR is an absolute must.

  4. And he knows it.

  5. "best job in the world,” as governor of West Virginia.
    hmmm… has he ever been to West Virginia?

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