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Lets Check In With Sen. Joe Manchin and His Staffers.
The revolving door between business and politics continues.
Ah, Joe Manchin.
We all know what he is for the Democrati cParty, and even though he might not be running for reelection ot the Senate, it should come as no surprise that the West Virginia Senator and his staff never hesitate to remind us about what’s wrong with politics here in the United States.
This time, it all centers around ExxonMobil.
Luke Goldstein with The American Prospect writes:
“If there was any indication that Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) truly planned on a third-party run for the presidency, his top staffers would probably remain at his side until a final decision is made. Instead, with Manchin’s Senate career over, his team is heading for the exits, wooed by a familiar landing spot: the oil and gas industry.
Even if a third-party presidential run were in play, fossil fuel lobbying is a far more lucrative career option, and one much less likely to put staffers on the outs with the Democratic establishment in the future.
Manchin’s longtime press aide Sam Runyon has joined ExxonMobil’s government relations team as their new policy communications director. First reported by E&E News, Runyon left…
