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Oh no.. Please stay, don't go ......
Anyway...
(Said as one of his constituents)
I'm not one of his constituents, but I'll sure miss his votes on judges. We should have drowned him out with more progressive peers before running him out or letting him retire. He's almost certainly going to be replaced by Justice, who is going to be a Trumpian nightmare for you and his other constituents. Manchin does not fit my ideals either but... I'd sure like to nominate some supreme court justices.
I mean, he didn't have vote on any of the judicial nominees prior to his switch, so I'm cautiously optimistic that won't change. Bernie's also an independent, mind you. (And that's as far as I can ever compare those two people lol)
But yeah, Justice is going to be interesting. He's got so much liability he's sure to be bought up almost immediately (if he isn't already).
Glenn Elliott seems decent (for WV standards, anyway) and has a shot against Justice, but I'm not super confident nor willing to get my hopes up.
I'm more worried about Morrissey than anything.
Yeah, Manchin is obviously a grifter with a lot of oil/gas backing. Dude sucks. I just always take a shitty option with some benefit over the entirely shitty option. The congressional math is tight this year and if Trump gets back in, it'll be our only possible last check (even if we're likely fucked regardless).
I'm with you though, hopefully it doesn't matter. I would be over the moon to see yall re-elect a Dem (even a blue dog) over the possible alternatives, but I'm not holding my breath. Either way, I'm wishing the best for you all.
Appreciate it. We need all the help we can get.
but I’ll sure miss his votes on judges
Kavanaugh or Gorsuch?
Jackson would be my pick but if you like those two, sure. Arguably just as important, or maybe even more, are the multitudes of lower circuit judges.