Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 192
November Surprises
Rep. Alex Mooney (R-WV) announced that he is running for Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) Senate seat in 2024, Fox News reports.
Meanwhile, from the West Virginia Metro News: “Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, the Republican challenger to Manchin in 2018, has also signaled an interest in running for Senate again. And Gov. Jim Justice, who is term limited past 2024, has also mused about a continued role in ‘national office.'”
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