West Virginia Gov. Justice Teases Senate Run Against Joe Manchin in 2024
January 17, 2023 | West Virginia
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., could incur a serious challenge from the Republican side in the 2024 Senate race — from the state’s highest-ranked government official.
On Monday, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, a Republican, told Fox News he’s intrigued with contesting Manchin’s seat in the Senate chamber.
“I’m very interested,” said Justice, a former Democrat who famously jumped to the Republican Party in 2017 after attending a Donald Trump political rally. “I mean, that’s all there is to it, and I’m very serious about it. I don’t play games with anybody at that point, jerking people around and all that kind of stuff.”… (Excerpt from Newsmax)