{"id":2227049,"date":"2024-04-22T11:23:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T15:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-endorses-pro-union-democratic-mayor-in-bid-to-replace-him\/"},"modified":"2024-04-22T11:24:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T15:24:03","slug":"manchin-endorses-pro-union-democratic-mayor-in-bid-to-replace-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-endorses-pro-union-democratic-mayor-in-bid-to-replace-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchin backs union-friendly Dem mayor to succeed him"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmanchin-endorses-pro-union-democratic-mayor-in-bid-to-replace-him%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2227049&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a significant move for West\u2063 Virginia Democrats, Senator Joe \u200cManchin endorses Mayor Glenn Elliott of \u2064Wheeling\u2063 for the state&#8217;s Democratic primary. Elliott, known for revitalizing\u2064 the town \u2063and winning \u2064awards, aims to represent all West Virginians effectively.\u200c Manchin praised Elliott&#8217;s achievements\u2063 and commitment to \u2062the\u200b state,\u200c supporting\u2064 his candidacy for\u2064 the U.S. Senate. In a noteworthy development for West Virginia\u200d Democrats, Senator Joe Manchin has\u200d endorsed Mayor Glenn Elliott of Wheeling for the state&#8217;s\u200b Democratic \u2063primary. Elliott, recognized for his\u2064 town revitalization \u2063efforts and accolades, is dedicated to serving all West Virginians\u200c effectively. Senator Manchin commended \u2062Elliott&#8217;s accomplishments and\u200d loyalty to the state, endorsing\u2063 his \u200cU.S. Senate candidacy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>In a critical move for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democrats<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/west-virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>West Virginia<\/a>, outgoing Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-manchin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Manchin<\/a> (D-WV) has <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/west-virginia-joe-manchin-glenn-elliott-8b8ad1cb4989b4dc253b7cf95932285e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>made<\/a> his endorsement choice in the state\u2019s Democratic primary.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin endorsed Glenn Elliott, mayor of Wheeling, West Virginia, in a video released by Elliott\u2019s campaign on Monday.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In November of last year, Senator Joe Manchin made the rather surprising announcement that he would not seek re-election to the United States Senate in 2024. Within a few weeks, I had several friends and acquaintances across <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WestVirginia?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WestVirginia<\/a> reaching out to encourage me to enter\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4EVypK4DBm\">pic.twitter.com\/4EVypK4DBm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Glenn Elliott For Senate (@ElliottForWV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ElliottForWV\/status\/1782398415944499316?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cGlenn has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/you-cant-make-this-up-disgraced-former-fbi-agent-peter-strzoks-wife-melissa-hodgman-named-acting-director-of-the-division-of-enforcement-for-the-sec\/\" title=\"You Can\u2019t Make This Up: Disgraced Former FBI Agent Peter Strzok\u2019s Wife, Melissa Hodgman, Named Acting Director of the Division of Enforcement for the SEC\">proven track record<\/a> of success as mayor of Wheeling,\u201d Manchin said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s helped to revitalize downtown, create jobs, and lower the crime rate. He\u2019ll be a United States senator that all West Virginians will be proud of, and that\u2019s why I\u2019m honored to endorse him in the May Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Elliott is the mayor of a town of about 26,000 people and has served as mayor since 2016. He won the West Virginia Municipal League\u2019s Mayor of the Year Award in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGlenn will always fight for West Virginia and will put our country and our state before the bickering and pettiness of the partisan politics of Washington, D.C.,\u201d Manchin said.<\/p>\n<p>Elliott said he is a Democrat because he identifies as an underdog and believes that unions built the middle class. If Elliott wins the Democratic primary, he will likely face Gov. Jim Justice (R-WV) or Rep. Alex Mooney (R-WV) in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/impossible-gop-picked-up-seats-in-house-picked-up-state-legislatures-picked-up-governorship-held-the-senate-but-sniffy-joe-won-not-a-chance\/\" title=\"IMPOSSIBLE: GOP Picked Up Seats in House, Picked Up State Legislatures, Picked Up Governorship, Held the Senate -- But Sniffy Joe Won?... NOT A CHANCE\">general election<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Manchin announced he would not run for reelection in a West Virginia Senate seat that Republicans are looking to poach away from vulnerable Democrats. The state has voted Republican in every presidential election since 2000 but elected a pair of Democratic senators, Robert Byrd and Jay Rockefeller, who served from 1959 to 2010 and 1985 to 2015, respectively. <\/p>\n<p>When those senators were elected, the state was much less decisive for Republicans and had swung between parties for years. But the last West Virginia Senate election saw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-representative-demands-pelosi-block-126-republicans-from-being-seated-in-congress\/\" title=\"Democratic Representative Demands Pelosi Block 126 Republicans from Being Seated in Congress\">voters elect<\/a> and subsequently reelect Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV).<\/p>\n<p>Manchin long wooed voters in West Virginia after he won the governorship in 2005 and then won a special election for Byrd\u2019s vacant U.S. Senate seat in 2010. Manchin has been able to appeal to Republican voters with his centrist style, which often puts him at odds with others in his party.<\/p>\n<p>That centrist style is one Elliott will likely have to adopt to win the favor of West Virginians. He said, like Manchin, he is not afraid to speak out against proposals from his party he doesn\u2019t think are best for West Virginia.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Elliott thinks the state\u2019s recent Republican record is because West Virginians feel ignored by the government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis part of the country is called flyover country for a reason \u2014 people often disregard us,\u201d Elliott said. \u201cAnd I think a lot of West Virginians feel like they\u2019ve been talked down to, ignored.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a key decision for WV Democrats, Senator Joe Manchin endorses Glenn Elliott, Mayor of Wheeling, in the state&#8217;s primary election. The endorsement was revealed in a video from Elliott&#8217;s campaign. Last November, Sen. 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