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Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney appears to back Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin in the West Virginia U.S. Senate race over someone from his own party.
When asked if he would support Justice in the U.S. Senate election as Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham (SC) and Shelley Moore Capito (WV) have implied they will, the Utah senator told CNN, “I won’t in any way campaign against my friend Joe Manchin. He’s a great friend, a good leader.”
Unlike Romney, Graham told CNN, “I like Joe, but I think I’d rather have a Republican who’s going to be a more reliable vote. Joe Manchin is a wonderful fellow, I think Jim Justice is a winner.” Similarly to Graham, Capito said, “This is about control of the U.
