Manchin voted yes

[Equinox Moon]

In contrast, Murkowski (R) voted no

(cloture vote)

[bdamomma]

1. What a jerk

[LandOfHopeAndDreams]

2. repub Light nt

[YessirAtsaFact]

3. To confirm or for cloture?

[LandOfHopeAndDreams]

4. Cloture

But he's going to vote Yes for the final vote as well.

[YessirAtsaFact]

5. You don't know that

[emulatorloo]

27. You don't know that.

Cloture votes aren’t always the same as the final vote.

Manchin has not said what his final vote will be. Given his protectiveness of the ACA it way well be a no.

[scheming daemons]

6. YES on cloture. Not on confirmation yet.

[still_one]

7. On cloture

[democratisphere]

8. It is ALL ABOUT his own reelection.

Very self centered.

[mobeau69]

10. There's a lot of that going around. nt

[democratisphere]

11. Way too much!

[SkipG]

26. I don't recall any "profiles in courage" in my adult lifetime,

and I'm in my 70's.

[JHan]

9. Yes on cloture, cloture votes aren't always the same as final votes.

[emulatorloo]

28. +1

[QC]

12. Yeah, but he's a Real Democrat (TM). n/t

[triron]

13. Why can't Ds stay together? Would a 'no' have forced Pence to vote?

[Equinox Moon]

14. Does Manchin ever vote with the Democrats?

[k8conant]

17. Sometimes...

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/joe-manchin-iii/

[Equinox Moon]

20. Thanks

[hedda_foil]

25. He seems to vote with the Dems on most of the votes we consider important. Thanks for the link.

[k8conant]

15. 1) I don't know 2) Yes

[mobeau69]

18. They need leadership LBJ style

[SaschaHM]

16. There's a significant difference between being stuck in cloture and losing a final confirmation vote

You either let his nomination linger and allow McConnell to endlessly call votes on him, which is what happens if cloture fails, or you advance to a final vote and end it there.

Manchin typically votes with repubs when passage is already certain. Whether or not he is a yea on the final vote is dependent upon Flake/Collins. He won't be vote 50, but he may be 51-52 if passage is assured.

[Equinox Moon]

19. Okay

[mobeau69]

24. Unfortunately, we're now down to long shots.

[book_worm]

21. He voted Yes to end Cloture but he hasn't said what his final vote will be.

[JohnnyRingo]

22. Trump was just in WV.

I don't recall now whether he railed against Manchin to his crowd, but I'm pretty sure I heard him mention Patrick Morrisey's name. Regardless, I can bet that when this confirmation is over Donald Trump will go full on to elect his republican opponent. Joe Manchin has no excuse voting to confirm Kavenaugh.

On the Republican side, Manchin is being challenged by West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey. In August 2017, Morrisey publicly asked Manchin to resign from the Senate Democratic leadership team. Manchin responded, "I don't give a shit, you understand?" to a Charleston Gazette-Mail reporter when asked about Morrisey's call. "I just don't give a shit. Don't care if I get elected, don't care if I get defeated, how about that?"[

There is one hope. We know Diane Feinstein will have words with him today. If there really is a blue wave this year, Joe Manchin can be cut out of the after party in the form of senate committee appointments. That will hamstring him in bringing home the pork.

[Equinox Moon]

23. Thanks for the info