YOU DON’T NEED A WEATHERMAN TO SEE WHICH WAY THE WIND BLOWS: Sen. Manchin to skip Democratic convention. “Three prominent West Virginia Democrats said Monday that they would skip the party’s national convention in Charlotte, N.C., this September over concerns that links to the party could hurt their re-election chances. Sen. Joe Manchin, Rep. Nick Rahall, and Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin all said they would avoid the convention, according to the West Virginia Metro News.”