JoMa
Joe Manchin's retail political skill shouldn't be underestimated. Around election time he can pull the "good ole country boy" act really well, complete with flannel shirts, hunting rifle and pickup truck. It doesn't help that his opponent is a New Jersey native so in his TV ads he's been really pushing the "he's not one of us" "carpetbagger" card. He could lose, but it really wouldn't shock me if he won either. There are a lot of otherwise conservative voters that eat his phony bologna act up.
Don’t forget all the trailers that will be placed in prominent locations around the state. They will have a banner on the side that says “MANCHIN”
But when you open them up, they are as empty as he is.