{"id":351754,"date":"2021-03-30T16:16:54","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T20:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=351754"},"modified":"2021-03-30T16:17:28","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T20:17:28","slug":"w-va-sen-manchin-targeted-by-radical-group-on-d-c-statehood-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/w-va-sen-manchin-targeted-by-radical-group-on-d-c-statehood-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"W.Va. Sen. Manchin targeted by radical group on D.C. statehood bill"},"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\">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%2Fw-va-sen-manchin-targeted-by-radical-group-on-d-c-statehood-bill%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=351754&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--><div id=\"attachment_2393003\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2393003\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 JUNE 16: Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is shown on June 16, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Toni Sandys-Pool\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 1:10 PM PT \u2013 Tuesday, March 30, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>A liberal dark money group is targeting West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin (D). The progressive group known as \u201cIndivisible,\u201d launched a radio ad on Monday, targeting the Democrat lawmaker to vote to make Washington D.C. the 51st state.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, we launched our $17,500 radio buy in West Virginia asking folks to call Joe Manchin\u2019s office to urge him to support D.C. statehood and the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ForthePeopleAct?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ForthePeopleAct<\/a>! Listen here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iNQ5ddv786\">https:\/\/t.co\/iNQ5ddv786<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Indivisible Guide (@IndivisibleTeam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IndivisibleTeam\/status\/1376630100033204229?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The ad claimed \u201cthe same out-of-touch elites who forget about West Virginia have forgotten about D.C.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Manchin has become a target for progressives who wish to see his seat filled with someone who has a more radical agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, opponents of the push to make D.C. a state claimed it\u2019s a political power grab by progressives.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2393004\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2393004\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2393004\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-4593.jpeg\" alt=\"WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 28: Clouds form above the U.S. Capitol in between rain showers on the National Mall on March 28, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Al Drago\/Getty Images)\" width=\"655\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-4593.jpeg 655w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-4594.jpeg 315w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-4595.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-4596.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2393004\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 MARCH 28: Clouds formed above the U.S. Capitol in between rain showers on the National Mall on March 28, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Al Drago\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cBut since it appears Joe Manchin isn\u2019t going to play these dirty Democrat games, now Speaker Pelosi is stepping in with an unconstitutional bill to make Washington, D.C., a city smaller than Columbus, Ohio that just happens to be 90 percent Democrat, the 51st state,\u201d Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) said.<\/p>\n<p>The measure is expected to pass in the House within the coming months, but without a vote from Manchin, it\u2019s unlikely to pass in the Senate.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/sen-mcconnell-urges-republican-men-to-get-vaccinated\/\">Sen. McConnell Urges Republican Men To Get Vaccinated<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 JUNE 16: Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is shown on June 16, 2020 in Washington, D.C. 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