So, the Dem Governor of West Virginia is switching parties tonight at Trump's rally

[octoberlib]

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/03/us/politics/west-virginia-governor-to-switch-from-democrat-to-republican-trump.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share&_r=0





Sorry, NYT won't let me copy and paste.

[geek tragedy]

1. Took that scumbag six months in office, after switching parties in 2015

Sad to say, but Joe Manchin is the very best that particular state and its people can offer the rest of the country

[octoberlib]

3. He's an opportunist. These kinds of people make me sick.

[Eliot Rosewater]

29. He wants to help trump commit treason.

[leftstreet]

2. Apparently this bozo was a Republican until 2015?

[octoberlib]

5. Yep, whichever way the wind blows. Ugh.

[Amishman]

20. Yup, still worrying that he'd jump ship to the Pubs with Trump crashing

Then again, all politics are local and WV has gone red faster than a cotton shirt in a ketchup fight

[LovingA2andMI]

13. Opportunist.....

Yes. Democrat -- Never.

[riversedge]

4. Well, trump said this morning that there would be a big annoucement. Looks like a leak

before trump can make his grand announcement. OINK1

[leftstreet]

10. Hope there's a big tent at the rally. Trump could even baptize the guy

[sunonmars]

6. Is this really his big hoohah, an opportunist muppet.

[Freethinker65]

7. Meh

[Bleacher Creature]

8. Here's all you need to know.

"Mr. Justice, a billionaire coal and real estate magnate, ran as a conservative Democrat and declined to endorse Hillary Clinton in 2016."

[octoberlib]

12. Good riddance!

[Bleacher Creature]

16. Yep, and I'd gladly support a wall to prevent him from coming back!!

[oegthe]

9. What fun...

What fun for the Trump cult members! What a show!

[Chasstev365]

11. He's rowing a lifeboat TOWARD the sinking USS Trump if the GOP Line?

What an idiot!!!!!!!

[SaschaHM]

14. If Manchin were switching, it would be something.

This is just an opportunistic clown going back home.

[Kingofalldems]

15. Mueller trumped him with the Grand Jury thing.

The governor may want to back out now.

[spanone]

17. Zzzzzzzz😌

trump will take credit for it and they will shit all over the democratic party...and Hillary

lock her up...lock her up

we've seen this shit before.....

[elehhhhna]

18. We invite this kind of stuff when we let people who don't believe party principles

Run on a democratic ticket

[Squinch]

19. Well, that's a first! I never before saw a rat jumping ONTO a sinking ship!

[haveahart]

24. Just too damn funny!

[Blue_true]

25. First time for everything. nt

[herding cats]

26. Right? 😂

Not the brightest rat in the pack, is he?

[Squinch]

28. Ratatool.

[LisaM]

31. Good one!

[smirkymonkey]

32. Touche!

I have a feeling he's going to be sorely regretting this very soon!

[David__77]

21. Like some Blue Dogs in the past.

..,

[lunasun]

22. Another rally? WVa sounds about right. thought he already had a rally there about coal or sumptin

[malaise]

23. Good

Let him go down with the Con

[Doodley]

27. This is all Trump has. He has nothing else to brag about (without lying).

[Jake Stern]

30. Now the wait begins to see how long it takes Joe Manchin to slink over to the dark side.

I say not long after the election we'll see some trite "The Democratic Party no longer represents the beliefs of West Virginians blah blah blah" statement as he defects.

[onethatcares]

33. are they talking to the

new coal miners that were hired since January 2017?

That's a multitude and a large voter bloc.

[mountain grammy]

34. He's a crook.

[DonCoquixote]

35. I wonder how long till Joe manchin joines him

they are brothers in soul.