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Glida: 1
"I thought I was ready. I thought I had it all figured out. Winning a seat in the House of Delegates in 1982. Stepping up to the state Senate in 1986... I had a clear vision of what West Virginia needed." (75)
Running for Governor, 1996
Glida: 2
"But as the campaign wore on... I was beginning to feel like I wasn't actually connecting with people, I wasn't telling my story--others were." (77)"Also, my opponent had the backing of the labor and teacher unions as well as the Democratic establishment... Her campaign spent hundreds of thousands of dollars fabricating stories about my business, that were simply untrue. But it was working. The political machine was in full swing, and no matter how hard we worked, it felt like we were always playing catch-up." (77)
Status of the campaign
Glida: 3
"Election night was one of the longest, most agonizing nights of my life. It became painfully clear that the numbers weren't going our way." (78)"When the final results came through, it felt like a gut punch. It wasn't just about me. I felt like I was leading a movement, and that movement had been rejected." (78)
It's not looking too good.
Primary election night, Manchin loses