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West Virginia

Cicada

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1. He couldn't get the Republican nomination

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Thu Aug 10, 2017, 02:29 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.

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Why did Jim Justice switch from the GOP to the Dems in the first place? [View all] 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