Here’s my latest new follower on Twitter:
It appears to be nothing more than a feed for reTweeting another called “Draft Joe Manchin.”
I had to follow a couple of the links provided even to find out who Joe Manchin was. From Politico:
IF HILLARY PASSES, MANCHIN FOR PRESIDENT? – Sen. Joe Manchin says a 2016 presidential run is “low on the totem pole,” but he’s not exactly ruling it out.
The West Virginia Democrat, a frequent critic of President Obama and perhaps the most conservative Democrat in the upper chamber, has already endorsed Hillary Clinton in 2016. But if the former secretary of State takes a pass, expect to hear more about the former Mountain State governor – especially with former Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer, another possible ‘16 hopeful from a red state, making some off-color remarks about gays and prostitutes.
Some Twitter accounts have popped up in the past week with the handles @NH4JoeManchin and @Iowa4JoeManchin – though he hasn’t made trips to those early primary states. @DraftJoeManchin recently tweeted: “We think that Joe Manchin is the most gifted leader and the most unifying leader we could elect as our next President.”…
Told that Manchin’s politics would probably be too conservative to win his party’s nomination, he replied: “My politics are about as middle of the road and American as you can get. I keep saying I’m fiscally responsible and socially compassionate, and I think most Americans are.”…
So, in case you, too, run across some of these Tweets, now you know what it’s about…
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Manchin’s interesting as a candidate because he recognizes the dangers of climate change but comes from a state that has much to lose in legislation that addresses climate change. I don’t yet know enough about him to evaluate him as a potential candidate, but I’m curious.
Yeah, we might lose a lot but we might keep Charleston, etc.
My wife is from WV and thus we have kept up with Manchin over the years. We met him a few years ago when he was still governor. I agree that he is one of the few politicians who probably is more in tune with the average American than most. In some ways he reminds me of Sam Nunn; a Democrat I could vote for.