Republicans want to push Manchin out of a reelection bid because they think he's the last Democrat who can win in deep red West Virginia: 'You can't say that it's impossible for him to win'

• Republicans are looking to nudge Joe Manchin out of a Senate reelection bid in 2024.
• A McConnell-aligned group is spending $2 million in an ad campaign against Manchin, per Politico.
• Still, Republican leaders aren't dismissing Manchin, as he has withstood the GOP lean of the state.

From the governorship to agriculture commissioner, Republicans occupy state executive offices. In 2020, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito won reelection in a landslide, capturing every county in the state. And the state Senate and state House of Delegates, which had robust Democratic majorities just over a decade ago, now have GOP supermajorities.

In recent years, West Virginia — once a Democratic stronghold — has turned sharply toward the Republican Party.