Current Events > West Virginia Governor Jim Justice (D) to switch parties to GOP

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Balrog0 08/03/17 6:18:27 PM #1:	http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/03/jim-justice-party-change-republican-241300?cmpid=sf “Obviously we're pissed. I mean let's face it, we put a lot of effort in the 2015 election to elect this man as governor,” a top West Virginia Democratic operative said. “And we had two more progressive individuals in that primary but we knew that if Jim Justice went out of that primary he could win. So I mean, a lot people are pissed. There's a lot of hurt feelings. People are feeling betrayed right now.” The Democratic Governors Association had worked closely with Justice on his gubernatorial run, and combined with labor unions to spend about $1 million helping defeat GOP state Senate President Bill Cole. Justice, a populist-minded billionaire like Trump, funded much of his run out of his own fortune, made in the agriculture, coal, timber and tourism industries. Despite his status as the richest man in the state, he still lived in the house he grew up in and coached high school basketball. Justice will not be a stranger in his new party. He’s friends with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and donated to McConnell’s super PAC in 2014. He also donated to the Republican Governors Association just a few years before the RGA spent millions of dollars trying to defeat him in 2016, attacking him for failing to pay taxes and fines related to his businesses. --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. <cite>Balrog0 posted [p:884133367] in West Virgi... [t:75634874]...</cite> <quote>http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/03/jim-justice-party-change-republican-241300?cmpid=sf “Obviously we're pissed. I mean let's face it, we put a lot of effort in the 2015 election to elect this man as governor,” a top West Virginia Democratic operative said. “And we had two more progressive individuals in that primary but we knew that if Jim Justice went out of that primary he could win. So I mean, a lot people are pissed. There's a lot of hurt feelings. People are feeling betrayed right now.” The Democratic Governors Association had worked closely with Justice on his gubernatorial run, and combined with labor unions to spend about $1 million helping defeat GOP state Senate President Bill Cole. Justice, a populist-minded billionaire like Trump, funded much of his run out of his own fortune, made in the agriculture, coal, timber and tourism industries. Despite his status as the richest man in the state, he still lived in the house he grew up in and coached high school basketball. Justice will not be a stranger in his new party. He’s friends with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and donated to McConnell’s super PAC in 2014. He also donated to the Republican Governors Association just a few years before the RGA spent millions of dollars trying to defeat him in 2016, attacking him for failing to pay taxes and fines related to his businesses.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MC_BatCommander 08/03/17 6:19:40 PM #2:	I didn't know they could just switch mid term like that --- The Legend is True! <cite>MC_BatCommander posted [p:884133443] in West Virgi... [t:75634874]...</cite> <quote>I didn't know they could just switch mid term like that</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
iPhone_7 08/03/17 6:23:49 PM #3:	How much of a stark contrast is a West Virginian Democratic governor to a Republican one? --- Sig User Logic http://i.imgur.com/lA5fm7w.jpg <cite>iPhone_7 posted [p:884133675] in West Virgi... [t:75634874]...</cite> <quote>How much of a stark contrast is a West Virginian Democratic governor to a Republican one?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Balrog0 08/03/17 6:32:06 PM #4:	MC_BatCommander posted... I didn't know they could just switch mid term like that yeah man, they can't force you to stay in a political party under any circumstances iPhone_7 posted... How much of a stark contrast is a West Virginian Democratic governor to a Republican one? well, I mean, not much personally but it changes the politics quite a bit I doubt he will continue to butt heads with the GOP legislature in public but let's see --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. <cite>Balrog0 posted [p:884134164] in West Virgi... [t:75634874]...</cite> <quote><cite>MC_BatCommander posted...</cite> <quote>I didn't know they could just switch mid term like that</quote> yeah man, they can't force you to stay in a political party under any circumstances <cite>iPhone_7 posted...</cite> <quote>How much of a stark contrast is a West Virginian Democratic governor to a Republican one?</quote> well, I mean, not much personally but it changes the politics quite a bit I doubt he will continue to butt heads with the GOP legislature in public but let's see</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Antifar 08/03/17 6:33:13 PM #5:	Jim Justice is the name of a 70s DC Comics character that never caught on. --- kin to all that throbs <cite>Antifar posted [p:884134245] in West Virgi... [t:75634874]...</cite> <quote>Jim Justice is the name of a 70s DC Comics character that never caught on.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KiwiTerraRizing 08/03/17 6:34:18 PM #6:	So he'll be returning all donations now I assume. --- Jake Peralta: World's Grossest Pervert <cite>KiwiTerraRizing posted [p:884134300] in West Virgi... [t:75634874]...</cite> <quote>So he'll be returning all donations now I assume.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LethalAffinity 08/04/17 3:04:51 AM #7:	lol at the over the top cheering at his announcement at the Trump rally. Identity politics is pathetic --- http://i.imgur.com/Sv19SP4.jpg http://i.imgur.com/esZpDkI.jpg http://i.imgur.com/tdtzIvW.gif http://i.imgur.com/E0O1koZ.gif <cite>LethalAffinity posted [p:884158131] in West Virgi... [t:75634874]...</cite> <quote>lol at the over the top cheering at his announcement at the Trump rally. Identity politics is pathetic</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EnragedSlith 08/04/17 3:07:52 AM #8:	Is this going to change how he governs? No? Then so what The fact that democrats propped up a friend of McConnell as their candidate is pathetic --- http://i.imgur.com/gIoselB.gif https://i.imgur.com/p8iCfHF.jpg <cite>EnragedSlith posted [p:884158200] in West Virgi... [t:75634874]...</cite> <quote>Is this going to change how he governs? No? Then so what The fact that democrats propped up a friend of McConnell as their candidate is pathetic</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ImmortalHogRide 08/04/17 3:16:33 AM #9:	Lol democrats. --- http://i.imgur.com/wuFm3hd.jpg - My Hash Brownies. https://i.imgur.com/sWuKqHM.gif <cite>ImmortalHogRide posted [p:884158468] in West Virgi... [t:75634874]...</cite> <quote>Lol democrats.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kirby 08/04/17 3:18:09 AM #10:	Wasn't this the dude that was a Republican all his life, switched to Democrat, won the election, and now switched back? --- Bender: You know, I was God once. God: Yes, I saw. You were doing well until everyone died. <cite>Kirby posted [p:884158520] in West Virgi... [t:75634874]...</cite> <quote>Wasn't this the dude that was a Republican all his life, switched to Democrat, won the election, and now switched back?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HypnoCoosh 08/04/17 8:42:41 AM #11:	MC_BatCommander posted... I didn't know they could just switch mid term like that There's no law keeping anyone registered to a specific party. --- We make men without chests and expect from them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst. - C.S. Lewis <cite>HypnoCoosh posted [p:884165376] in West Virgi... [t:75634874]...</cite> <quote><cite>MC_BatCommander posted...</cite> <quote>I didn't know they could just switch mid term like that</quote> There's no law keeping anyone registered to a specific party.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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CableZL 08/04/17 8:47:56 AM #13:	Kirby posted... Wasn't this the dude that was a Republican all his life, switched to Democrat, won the election, and now switched back? Yeah, he was a democrat for like two years or so. --- http://i.imgur.com/ByKGlJb.gif http://i.imgur.com/nZdaA8D.gif http://i.imgur.com/VBLBILg.jpg <cite>CableZL posted [p:884165526] in West Virgi... [t:75634874]...</cite> <quote><cite>Kirby posted...</cite> <quote>Wasn't this the dude that was a Republican all his life, switched to Democrat, won the election, and now switched back?</quote> Yeah, he was a democrat for like two years or so.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheBiggerWiggle 08/04/17 8:49:04 AM #14:	This is the weirdest, most useless political maneuver ever. --- I have trouble concentrating because I have 80HD. <cite>TheBiggerWiggle posted [p:884165557] in West Virgi... [t:75634874]...</cite> <quote>This is the weirdest, most useless political maneuver ever.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
foreveraIone 08/04/17 8:49:26 AM #15:	Democrats are a doomed party. --- http://i.imgtc.com/qieELu9.jpg Always. Edgy. <cite>foreveraIone posted [p:884165569] in West Virgi... [t:75634874]...</cite> <quote>Democrats are a doomed party.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
3rd_Best_Master 08/04/17 8:50:40 AM #16:	foreveraIone posted... Democrats are a doomed party. There you go bulldozing through context, again. ;p --- Posted with GameRaven 3.2.1 <cite>3rd_Best_Master posted [p:884165602] in West Virgi... [t:75634874]...</cite> <quote><cite>foreveraIone posted...</cite> <quote>Democrats are a doomed party.</quote> There you go bulldozing through context, again. ;p</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nomadic View 08/04/17 9:30:43 AM #17:	That is a badass name. --- {}\\{}(o){}\\//{}//=\\{})){}(< \\//{}{{-{}//\\{} {}xxxxxxxx{};;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;> <cite>Nomadic View posted [p:884166909] in West Virgi... [t:75634874]...</cite> <quote>That is a badass name.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doom_Art 08/04/17 9:33:29 AM #18:	LethalAffinity posted... lol at the over the top cheering at his announcement at the Trump rally. Identity politics is pathetic "We were always at war with Eastasia" --- Not removing this until Mega Man 64 is released on the Wii Virtual Console. Started on: 12/1/2009 http://i.imgur.com/mPvcy.png <cite>Doom_Art posted [p:884167003] in West Virgi... [t:75634874]...</cite> <quote><cite>LethalAffinity posted...</cite> <quote>lol at the over the top cheering at his announcement at the Trump rally. Identity politics is pathetic</quote> "We were always at war with Eastasia"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Iodine 08/04/17 9:39:44 AM #19:	LethalAffinity posted... lol at the over the top cheering at his announcement at the Trump rally. Identity politics is pathetic "It isn't politics if I agree with it!" --- In Belichick we Trust <cite>Iodine posted [p:884167213] in West Virgi... [t:75634874]...</cite> <quote><cite>LethalAffinity posted...</cite> <quote>lol at the over the top cheering at his announcement at the Trump rally. Identity politics is pathetic</quote> "It isn't politics if I agree with it!"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Doom_Art 08/04/17 9:47:18 AM #21:	And more on topic, I can respect switching parties if you genuinely feel alienated by your current party, and feel that the switch is what's best but this was very clearly planned by him from the get go. the dem primary was easier to win, WV likes electing Dem governors for some reason, so just ride through their primary and switch out whenever it was convenient --- Not removing this until Mega Man 64 is released on the Wii Virtual Console. Started on: 12/1/2009 http://i.imgur.com/mPvcy.png <cite>Doom_Art posted [p:884167471] in West Virgi... [t:75634874]...</cite> <quote>And more on topic, I can respect switching parties if you genuinely feel alienated by your current party, and feel that the switch is what's best but this was very clearly planned by him from the get go. the dem primary was easier to win, WV likes electing Dem governors for some reason, so just ride through their primary and switch out whenever it was convenient</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Balrog0 08/04/17 10:08:21 AM #22:	EnragedSlith posted... Is this going to change how he governs? No? Then so what It could, though? We'll see! --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. <cite>Balrog0 posted [p:884168278] in West Virgi... [t:75634874]...</cite> <quote><cite>EnragedSlith posted...</cite> <quote>Is this going to change how he governs? No? Then so what</quote> It could, though? We'll see!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tryhaptaward 08/04/17 10:10:43 AM #23:	sounds like West Virginian Democrats are dumb as fuck to get duped like this <cite>Tryhaptaward posted [p:884168381] in West Virgi... [t:75634874]...</cite> <quote>sounds like West Virginian Democrats are dumb as fuck to get duped like this</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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WindMinister 08/04/17 10:20:15 AM #25:	Awful time to be a dem tbh --- I control the wind. <cite>WindMinister posted [p:884168772] in West Virgi... [t:75634874]...</cite> <quote>Awful time to be a dem tbh</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nomadic View 08/04/17 3:13:12 PM #26:	Spooking posted... It probably hurts the morale of the Democratic party: losing special elections, having your governor change his party, Trump continuing his reign. It probably all feels hopeless to them. I bet they will still double down on SJWism anyway. --- {}\\{}(o){}\\//{}//=\\{})){}(< \\//{}{{-{}//\\{} {}xxxxxxxx{};;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;> <cite>Nomadic View posted [p:884183355] in West Virgi... [t:75634874]...</cite> <quote><cite>Spooking posted...</cite> <quote>It probably hurts the morale of the Democratic party: losing special elections, having your governor change his party, Trump continuing his reign. It probably all feels hopeless to them.</quote> I bet they will still double down on SJWism anyway.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JohnLennon6 08/05/17 12:01:58 PM #27:	Nomadic View posted... Spooking posted... It probably hurts the morale of the Democratic party: losing special elections, having your governor change his party, Trump continuing his reign. It probably all feels hopeless to them. I bet they will still double down on SJWism anyway. --- He has good daygame - MasterOfMissions <cite>JohnLennon6 posted [p:884228460] in West Virgi... [t:75634874]...</cite> <quote><cite>Nomadic View posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Spooking posted...</cite> <quote>It probably hurts the morale of the Democratic party: losing special elections, having your governor change his party, Trump continuing his reign. It probably all feels hopeless to them.</quote> I bet they will still double down on SJWism anyway.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gojak_v3 08/05/17 12:02:58 PM #28:	He cucked those democrats good into voting for him then threw them to the curb, lmao. --- http://i.imgtc.com/rIZcfGBEt8.png <cite>Gojak_v3 posted [p:884228502] in West Virgi... [t:75634874]...</cite> <quote>He cucked those democrats good into voting for him then threw them to the curb, lmao.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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