{"id":2318888,"date":"2024-08-04T06:24:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-04T10:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-justice-says-republicans-should-have-this-regret-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-04T06:26:57","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T10:26:57","slug":"jim-justice-says-republicans-should-have-this-regret-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-justice-says-republicans-should-have-this-regret-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Justice says Republicans should have this regret &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fjim-justice-says-republicans-should-have-this-regret-washington-examiner%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=2318888&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>West Virginia Governor Jim Justice expressed his belief\u200d that\u200b Republicans may regret their efforts to remove President Biden, now that he \u200bhas stepped aside and endorsed Vice \u2062President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee \u200cfor the 2024\u2063 election. Justice argued that Biden&#8217;s departure has \u2062reinvigorated the Democratic\u2062 Party, which is now better positioned financially and politically. <\/p>\n<p>He noted \u2062that with Harris&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-adam-schiff-may-benefit-from-feud-with-trump-in-california-senate-race\/\" title=\"Adam Schiff&#039;s feud with Trump could boost his chances in California Senate race\">significant\u2063 fundraising success<\/a>,\u2063 the upcoming elections \u2064may be more\u200d difficult for Republicans, particularly in battleground states. Justice also commented on his own Senate campaign\u200d and the dynamics involving\u2064 Senator\u200c Joe Manchin, who is rumored\u2064 to be considering re-entering the Democratic\u2063 Party.\u200c Despite challenges,\u200b Justice remains optimistic \u200cabout his potential impact \u2064if elected to the Senate and \u200demphasized his \u200bwillingness to be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-fails-to-wrap-up-infrastructure-bill-after-talks-to-expedite-process-collapse\/\" title=\"Senate Fails To Wrap Up Infrastructure Bill After Talks To Expedite Process Collapse\">critical vote<\/a> \u200cfor Republican\u2064 priorities.<\/p>\n<p>Amid personal financial controversies related to his family&#8217;s business, Justice remains \u200dconfident, stating that such challenges are\u2064 common in business. \u200dHe \u2064emphasized the \u200cimportance of \u200bhiring and maintaining employment for many West\u200d Virginians. \u200bJustice&#8217;s comments reflect \u2062both a strategic assessment\u2062 of \u200cthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-dangerous-new-democrat-bills-that-you-probably-havent-heard-of\/\" title=\"Four Dangerous New Democrat Bills That You Probably Haven\u2019t Heard Of\">political landscape<\/a> and a \u200bfocus on his candidacy in the upcoming \u2062election.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Jim Justice says Republicans should regret pushing so hard to get rid of Biden<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1722173\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE &mdash; <\/strong>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jim-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jim Justice<\/a> (R-WV) thinks Republicans made a mistake undercutting President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> now that he has decided to stand aside as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2024 Democratic nominee<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But at the same time, Justice, 73, remains confident working-class voters, including those who call his state of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/west-virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>West Virginia<\/a> home, will not cast a ballot for Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> this November.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t know why that the Republicans kept pushing so hard to get President Biden out of the way,&rdquo; Justice told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;I mean, he was the gift that just kept on giving. Why in the world did we push so bloomin&rsquo; hard for him to go?&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now what you&rsquo;ve got is you&rsquo;ve got a reinvigorated Democrat Party and, money, and money, and more money,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;And you&rsquo;ve got a candidate that, in a lot of ways, fits the bill in a lot of different areas, and everything, that can possibly make things even more difficult.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Since Biden announced two weeks ago that he was stepping down as the Democratic nominee and endorsing Harris, the Harris campaign has disclosed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fundraising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>raising $310 million last month<\/a>, compared to Republican opponent former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s $139 million. Harris&rsquo;s fundraising erases Trump&rsquo;s cash-on-hand advantage, though he maintains his structural Electoral College edge.<\/p>\n<p>Harris has also closed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/polls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>polling gap<\/a>, with she and Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/trump-vs-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>statistically tied nationwide<\/a>, according to <em>RealClearPolitics<\/em>. Trump had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/trump-vs-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>a 3-point lead<\/a> over Biden.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;ll be tougher now,&rdquo; Justice said.<\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo;s rise coincides with Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>J.D. Vance<\/a>&lsquo;s (R-OH) unsteady roll-out as Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-backed-bail-fund-freed-alleged-domestic-abuser-now-accused-of-murder\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris-Backed Bail Fund Freed Alleged Domestic Abuser Now Accused Of Murder\">vice presidential nominee<\/a>. Democrats, for example, have amplified comments he made in 2021 that Harris and other Democrats were &ldquo;a bunch of childless cat ladies miserable at their own lives.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is about criticizing the Democratic Party for becoming anti-family and anti-children,&rdquo; Vance told Fox News <em>The Megyn Kelly Show<\/em> in his own defense.<\/p>\n<p>Although he described himself as being &ldquo;very supportive&rdquo; of Trump&rsquo;s pick, Justice, who has been governor since 2017, would have tapped former Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-pompeo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mike Pompeo<\/a> or former Housing and Urban Development Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ben-carson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ben Carson<\/a> instead.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If something were to happen, and God forbid, it almost happened the other day, to our president, somebody&rsquo;s got to take over,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview days after West Virginia&rsquo;s other dominant political personality, Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-manchin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Manchin<\/a> (I-WV), was rumored to be considering re-registering as a Democrat so he could replace Biden, Justice contended, &ldquo;Manchin wants to stay in the spotlight.&rdquo; The deadline passed this week for Manchin, who announced last year he would not seek reelection for the Senate as he stoked speculation of a presidential bid, to file paperwork as an independent candidate so he could run to keep his seat.<\/p>\n<p>Term-limited Justice will likely replace Manchin in the Senate after winning the Republican primary against Rep Alex Mooney (R-WV) in May. Justice will face Wheeling&nbsp;mayor Glenn Elliott, a Democrat, in the fall, but is expected to become the first Republican to hold the seat since 1956.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He knew he couldn&rsquo;t beat me,&rdquo; Justice said of Manchin. &ldquo;If he had gotten beaten, he loses the spotlight. At the end of the day, on top of all that, I do think they think that I&rsquo;ll be a critical vote and hope that the Republicans win several seats. But you know, it could get more difficult now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Joe is a, you know, in some ways, he&rsquo;s a friend,&rdquo; he added. <\/p>\n<p>During the first two years of Biden&rsquo;s administration, Manchin had an outsized importance in an evenly-divided Senate, alongside Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kyrsten-sinema\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Krysten Sinema<\/a> (I-AZ), who has since similarly de-registered from the Democratic Party and is not seeking reelection. Democrats would have to win the Arizona, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin Senate races, as well as the White House, to retain control of the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Justice argued he will be &ldquo;an asset&rdquo; to the Senate, particularly if Harris wins in three months time and plans to continue Biden&rsquo;s policies regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/inflation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>inflation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>crime<\/a>, and the &ldquo;weaponization of the federal government.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[If] you could very well be the vote to flip the Senate and get this nation maybe, just maybe on the right path, would you do it? You&rsquo;d probably say, &lsquo;Yeah, I&rsquo;d step up. I&rsquo;d do it,&#8217;&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll do a good job to really do everything I possibly can to try to help get this nation on the right foot.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Justice reiterated his answer, regardless of allegations concerning his family businesses&rsquo;s debts and unpaid mining fines of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/12\/us\/jim-justice-west-virginia-senate.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=c-cb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reportedly more than $300 million<\/a> becoming a campaign issue. In addition to agriculture and mining businesses, Justice&rsquo;s family, own luxury five-star resort, the Greenbrier Hotel, which this week was <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/jim-justice-greenbrier-hotel-west-virginia-senate-dca89fa95df1e4c6a46686f26394fb4c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>put up for auction<\/a> because of their debts.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You have bumps in the road and in your businesses, and everything, and then everybody jumps up and says, &lsquo;Well, what about this? What about this? What about this? And then at the end of the day I tell people just calm down for crying out loud,&rdquo; he said before the auction notice became public. &ldquo;From time to time, we may be late on something or stub our toe and everything as a family, I mean, that happens. But at the end of the day, I think we celebrate thousands of employees employed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Justice addressed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-national-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican National Convention<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/milwaukee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Milwaukee<\/a>, but it was his English bulldog, Babydog, who received louder applause when she accompanied him onstage at the Fiserv Forum.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gov. Jim Justice&rsquo;s dog, Babydog, at the Republican National Convention on July 16, 2024. (Graeme Jennings\/Washington Examiner) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For Justice, who had Babydog at his feet for the interview and asked an aide to lift her up onto his lap at the end, the response was not a surprise.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When you get out of the car and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/secret-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Secret Service<\/a> says, &lsquo;I want a picture with Babydog,&rdquo; he said, recalling one interaction. &ldquo;Then later on, when we had to get Babydog to some grass where she could pee, the Secret Service said, &lsquo;Hold on, stop the traffic.&rsquo; And they stopped the traffic and let her go across the road and everything. So, it&rsquo;s good. It&rsquo;s good stuff. It makes us smile and makes us happy, and why not be that way? This journey&rsquo;s tough enough.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1722173\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1722173\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jim Justice believes Republicans should reconsider their efforts to remove President Biden, especially now that he has chosen not to run for re-election in 2024. The West Virginia governor expressed his view that Biden was a beneficial target for the GOP and questioned why they were so eager to see him go. He noted that this has led to a revitalized Democratic Party with significant fundraising capabilities and a candidate in Kamala Harris who could pose challenges for Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>Since Biden&#8217;s announcement two weeks ago endorsing Harris as the Democratic nominee, her campaign has raised $310 million, significantly outpacing former President Donald Trump&#8217;s $139 million. This shift has narrowed the polling gap between Trump and Harris, with some surveys showing them nearly tied nationally.<\/p>\n<p>Justice remarked on the difficulties ahead for Republicans, particularly as Trump\u2019s vice presidential pick, Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, faces scrutiny over past comments about Democrats. While Justice supports Vance&#8217;s nomination, he would have preferred other candidates like Mike Pompeo or Ben Carson.<\/p>\n<p>In light of speculation surrounding Sen. Joe Manchin potentially switching parties or running again after announcing he wouldn&#8217;t seek re-election last year, Justice suggested Manchin is seeking attention rather than pursuing genuine political strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Justice is expected to win his upcoming Senate race against Democrat Glenn Elliott after securing the Republican primary against Rep. Alex Mooney in May. He believes his presence in the Senate will be valuable if Harris wins and continues Biden\u2019s policies on issues like inflation and crime.<\/p>\n<p>Despite facing questions about his family&#8217;s business debts exceeding $300 million\u2014issues that may arise during his campaign\u2014Justice remains optimistic about contributing positively if elected senator.<\/p>\n<p>During recent public appearances\u2014including at the Republican National Convention where his dog Babydog garnered significant attention\u2014he emphasized maintaining a positive outlook amidst challenges in both politics and personal life<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2318889,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24026703919558-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[37113,5894,5415,3756,32076],"class_list":["post-2318888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-jim-justice","tag-politics","tag-regret","tag-republicans","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24026703919558-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2318888","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2318888"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2318888\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2318889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2318888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2318888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2318888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}