 [Daily Caller] West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin announced during the election Tuesday that he might be jumping on the Trump Train become a Republican if the Senate is evenly split.
Manchin is a conservative-leaning Democrat who has repeatedly clashed with other Democrats over coal power and environmental regulations.
Coal is a critical industry in West Virginia. America has 83,000 fewer coal jobs and 400 coal mines than it did when President Barack Obama was elected in 2008, showing the president has followed through on his pledge to "bankrupt" the coal industry.
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