Senate Republicans Eyeing Manchin for 2024 Run

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice, a Democrat-turned-Republican with high approval ratings, is expected to launch a bid for Senator Joe Manchin's seat after consulting with top GOP officials in Washington. Republicans believe that Justice's candidacy would break their losing streak in recruiting popular governors and reshape next year's battleground map. However, Manchin has reiterated that he won't decide whether he'll run until the end of the year. Justice would have to navigate Republican primary waters in his state that are already choppy thanks to Rep. Alex Mooney, whom former President Donald Trump and the Club for Growth backed in a hotly contested House GOP primary last year.