The National Rifle Association is launching a six figure ad campaign against former pro gun darling of West Virgina, Senator Joe Manchin (D).





The 30-second TV ad will run in the Charleston and Bluefield media markets and is mostly of excerpts from President Trump's speech at a recent rally for Republican candidate Patrick Morrissey.

What is ever so interesting is that Sen. Manchin got major support from the NRA in 2010 when he started his campaign for Senate. Chris Cox gave the good senator a glowing review back then.



It is becoming a pattern with the NRA to give such high ratings to politicians to only see them betray gun owners. It has happened on both the State and Federal level. Florida and Vermont being the most prevalent recently with the gun control being passed in those states. Alas, will the NRA learn from these costly mistakes? Will they hold elected officials feet to the fire more closely when they actually start to endorse them or will they rely on the randomness of a four page questioner form?

I'm not sure why the NRA would spend the money going after Manchin instead of spending the money to back Morrisey. It isn't like anyone on the fence doesn't already know Manchin's record on kissing Obama's ass on every single issue. Instead of telling those people why Manchin is the lesser of two evils, why not tell them why Morrisey is the guy for them?

Maybe because Morrisey has been a no-show in the southern part of the state. NRA is helping him out on that.

ETA: Cole was a no-show around here too, no wonder he lost to Justice.

ETA2: Stop bashing the NRA, Manchin sold out to Bloomberg.

appreciate the information.  Have to read up on him and see what his major malfunction is.   Hopefully he will be ousted soon based off of what I have read.

Manchin-Bloomberg

Well, that's enough for me! lol!!

I'm not bashing the NRA. I'm just curious why they are spending their money on anti-Manchin ads instead of pro-Morrisey ones.

I'm just burned our from years of negative campaigning from everyone and just want someone to vote for.

*shrug*

Sorry that NRA bashing comment wasn’t directed at you, I just didn’t want to make more post and I probably should have.

I finally seen a Morrisey billboard over on Rte 92 this morning.

Politics in WV have been a shitshow since 1863. Still a North vs South/city vs country kinda thing. Naturally the politicians migrate toward the population centers, more voters per dollar spent. Joe has tried to curry favor with the dimwit party since he went to DC with hopes of advancing his political career. He counts on underinformed voters to keep sending him back to DC. That bit Nick Joe in the ass last cycle, hopefully it gets Joe this cycle.

Joe needs to go.