…that this seat is ripe for Republican pickup. Trump won West Virginia in 2016 by over 40 points, and yet it has a Democrat-lite senator name of Joe Manchin, who is up for re-election this November.

Of course, nothing is a sure thing, especially with the GOP’s predilection for nominating weird and/or deeply flawed candidates, with or without a suspicious past.

Is it time for me to add an “Election 2018” section to my list of categories? Hope not.