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Watch: Joe Manchin Gets Endorsements From Nick Saban, Jerry West and Bob Huggins in New Ad

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted October 18, 2018 at 2:31pm

By Nathan Ouellette

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Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., released an ad Wednesday with several big endorsements from statewide sports figures — Nick Saban, coach of Alabama football, Jerry West, NBA legend, and Bob Huggins, West Virginia basketball coach. Manchin is in a tight race with GOP challenger Patrick Morrisey in a state that President Donald Trump won by 42 percentage points.

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