Gov JimJusticeWV appears ready to launch a bid for Sen_JoeManchin's seat, setting up what could be Democrats' toughest 2024 contest. A half-dozen GOP senators and aides say Justice, a Democrat-turned-Republican, is increasingly expected to run.
A half-dozen GOP senators and aides told Politico that Justice, a Democrat-turned-Republican, is increasingly expected to get in the Senate race after consulting with top party officials in Washington this month. Republicans would be shocked if Justice decided against a run, lawmakers said, adding that the only thing in flux was the timing of an announcement.“The governor has a good political sense. So I am assuming that he’s going to get in,” Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said.
Daines and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell have spent months trying to persuade Justice to run next year, as Justice is the only Republican in the ruby-red state who polls competitively against Manchin, a longtime friend-turned-political foe. Manchin, a former governor himself, had endorsed Justice in his crowded 2016 gubernatorial primary race when the latter announced his party switch.
Justice said he's leaning toward running, and all signs have indicated as much, including putting his coal business up for sale, meeting with Daines, and texting with McConnell.
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