Julia Conley is a staff writer for Common Dreams.
Progressives on Thursday were unsurprised to hear that right-wing Democratic U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin has decided not to seek reelection next year, following recent polling that showed him 13 points behind Republican Gov. Jim Justice—but expressed frustration over the conservative senator's legacy of tanking the Democratic Party's agenda as leaders insisted he was the only Democrat who could possibly win the approval of voters in his home state of West Virginia.
The state, said Denali Nalamalapu, communications director of the Protect Our Water, Heritage, Rights Coalition, is now witnessing 'firsthand the repercussions of Sen. Joe Manchin's insatiable greed.''During his time in office, Manchin served the fossil fuel industry and lined his pockets with the payoff,' said Nalamalapu.
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