West Virginia

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts) Thu Aug 10, 2017, 03:15 PM Aug 2017

Why did Jim Justice switch from the GOP to the Dems in the first place?

The guy had had no previous identification with the party before he ran

In a time when the WV Dems are still in long-term decline, switching to the D's to run for governor seems almost irrational.

And how the heck did he win the Democratic primary? Was it just by outspending everybody else?

It almost looks as though he switched when he ran just to set up a future media moment when he'd switch BACK.

Do you guys find this whole thing as confusing as those of us from out of state?

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Why did Jim Justice switch from the GOP to the Dems in the first place? (Original Post) Ken Burch Aug 2017 OP

He couldn't get the Republican nomination Cicada Aug 2017 #1

Did not know that about Panetta. Ken Burch Aug 2017 #4

Go a few threads down in the West Virginia Group TexasTowelie Aug 2017 #2

Thank you! Real-world facts are always better than conjecture. NurseJackie Aug 2017 #7

Bernie Made Him? Me. Aug 2017 #3

Sounds reasonable... all things considered. NurseJackie Aug 2017 #8

Yeppers Me. Aug 2017 #9

This article might explain it atreides1 Aug 2017 #5

Ding Ding Ding you got it. The Wheeling WV paper this morning said it doc03 Aug 2017 #6

Cicada

(4,533 posts)

1. He couldn't get the Republican nomination

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Thu Aug 10, 2017, 03:29 PM

Aug 2017

So he ran as a Democrat. Leon Panetta crossed Nixon on civil rights so he could not get a Republican nomination for elected office so he became a Democrat. Same thing.

And ironically Panetta was a great asset for the Democrats.

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)

4. Did not know that about Panetta.

Reply to Cicada (Reply #1)

Thu Aug 10, 2017, 04:32 PM

Aug 2017

Thank you for the explanation of that and of the question from my OP.

TexasTowelie

(112,415 posts)

2. Go a few threads down in the West Virginia Group

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Thu Aug 10, 2017, 03:35 PM

Aug 2017

and get the explanation from the governor. I don't see the point for any conjecture.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10831200

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)

7. Thank you! Real-world facts are always better than conjecture.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Reply #2)

Thu Aug 10, 2017, 05:36 PM

Aug 2017

Whenever possible, I try Google before asking questions... for obvious reasons.

Me.

(35,454 posts)

3. Bernie Made Him?

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Thu Aug 10, 2017, 03:44 PM

Aug 2017

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)

8. Sounds reasonable... all things considered.

Reply to Me. (Reply #3)

Thu Aug 10, 2017, 05:43 PM

Aug 2017

Me.

(35,454 posts)

9. Yeppers

Reply to NurseJackie (Reply #8)

Thu Aug 10, 2017, 05:44 PM

Aug 2017

atreides1

(16,093 posts)

5. This article might explain it

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Thu Aug 10, 2017, 04:37 PM

Aug 2017

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-09/trump-is-said-to-be-really-interested-in-coal-payments

"West Virginia Governor Jim Justice said Donald Trump is “really interested” in his plan to prop up Appalachian mining by giving federal money to power plants that burn the region’s coal."

doc03

(35,364 posts)

6. Ding Ding Ding you got it. The Wheeling WV paper this morning said it

Reply to atreides1 (Reply #5)

Thu Aug 10, 2017, 05:27 PM

Aug 2017

would give eastern coal $2.5 billion. Who is a coal operator and the richest man in WV? Governor Jim Justice.
I can't post story because I would have to subscribe to the Republican rag to do that.

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