Another one: "Senator Manchin has not yet decided if he will support Rep. Becerra's nomination"

[Celerity]

https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2021/02/22/greene-boebert-among-75-republicans-telling-biden-to-drop-hhs-nominee-over-extremism/?sh=4cfc24b93c8a

[vercetti2021]

1. Okay I don't get this

People who say that we need him. Okay and what good is it if he just gonna oppose everything Biden does? Hes no better than the scum on the other side

[calguy]

3. Would you rather WV have a hard right Senator instead of Manchin?

That said, I understand your frustration. He pisses me off too at times.

[vercetti2021]

6. Would it matter?

He opposes everything from minimum wage increase to opposing people of color so it seems to certain positions and having a stagnant Senate ala the filibuster.

[drray23]

13. yes it would.we would not have a majority leader and mcconnel could refuse to put bills on the floor

controlling the senate and its commitees is key. Its more important than occasionally losing a vote.

[calguy]

17. THIS!

[Hoyt]

29. That's the crux of the matter. Not sure what his personal beliefs are, but

he’s in a tough position in that state. So far, we are better off with him.

[spooky3]

4. He voted about 50% of the time with Trump. If WV replaced him with

a GQPer, that percentage would have been close to 90%. He voted twice to convict the impeached Trump.

(Susan Collins, as a point of comparison, a supposed “moderate”, voted with Trump 65% of the time, per 538).

I think Biden probably factored in that Manchin would pick a few Biden nominations and pieces of Dem legislation to oppose, to help stay in his job.

[Bettie]

27. 74% of the time with Trump

https://www.manchin.senate.gov/about/bipartisanship/legislation

Senator Manchin has voted with the Trump Administration 74% of the time[1] and shares many of the President’s priorities when it comes to promoting fair trade, repealing Obama-era regulations, and protecting our national security:

[spooky3]

36. See 538 for the numbers I cited.

For example:

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

[PoliticAverse]

5. Possibly opposing a 2nd nominee is quite far from "oppose everything". n/t

[vercetti2021]

10. Isn't just that

Opposing minimum wage increase, nuking the filibuster, basically anything that dems want to do. Hes gonna kill it dead.

[Bettie]

28. He also opposes Deb Haaland

last I heard.

That's three so far.

But he voted for pretty much everyone Spanky McDumbass wanted.

[NYC Liberal]

7. 50% vs 90%+ is a big difference.

[redstateblues]

23. I would trade him for my Senator Marsha Blackburn any day

He's with us 75% of the time. She is with us 0%. For God's sake, WV is redder than TN.

[bottomofthehill]

2. Go ahead and finish the statement

Another brown one. Manchin may not vote for another Brown Cabinet Appointee. Starting to see a clear pattern here.

[onecaliberal]

21. Yes, exactly.

[msongs]

8. this gives repubs the ok to all oppose nominees since dems cant get to 50 nt

[AZSkiffyGeek]

33. Or maybe it means that he knows there is Republican support

and his vote isn't needed.

[Cartoonist]

9. WTF is his problem?

I can almost, kind of understand opposing some things because they may hurt his reelection, but this is just an appointment.

[Azathoth]

18. That's probably (hopefully) why

Hopefully, he's reached an agreement with Schumer where he'll make lots of noise on meaningless issues and even derail an appointment or two, in exchange for being locked in on big votes that really matter like covid relief and healthcare.

Hopefully that's the calculation. Hopefully.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

34. He may have cover from someone across the aisle

Biden's nominees so far have been bipartisan, maybe not as much as they should be, but they've been confirmed easily.
I wouldn't be surprised if he has some sort of deal worked out w/ Murkowski, Romney, et al. for cover on the tougher votes.

[Dawson Leery]

12. The Appalachia Senators...

I hope none of you are surprised.

Manchin represents territory with a high klan (and sympathizers) population.

[Hekate]

14. Is Manchin being coy? Or is he playing The Price is Right?

Asking for a friend

[onecaliberal]

22. I had that thought. Does he want some pork project for his state?

[Hekate]

30. Fine if he does; that's very old fashioned politics. I'll donate a bottle of bbq sauce for that pork

...if that’s all it would take. But jeez louise, find out what his levers are ...

[onecaliberal]

31. So sick of people who think they need to exert power like the situation we're

In is a game. 500,000 people are dead. I am quickly losing patience with all of this stupid crap.
Vote for a rapist but not two brown people because reasons.

[montanacowboy]

15. We can neutralize Manchin

pretty darn fast by adding DC and PR as states. Then he can go fuck himself. Never ceases to amaze me that the dirt poor people in WVA keep voting this asshole in. He needs to be neutered and then find himself powerless and he can vote with the pukes all he wants to.

[Celerity]

19. Manchin will never vote to overturn the inevitable filibuster for either to become states

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/25/joe-manchin-filibuster-462364

[Freethinker65]

16. Offer earmarks to a few Republicans for their votes. These are qualified nomininees.

Manchin needs to know he is not the only one that can demand something for a vote.

If the earmark happens to negatively affect WV, so be it.

[Ilsa]

20. Why is Manchin spewing his bs and not saying why he won't

Vote for Becerra? What does he have against him? Is he trying to wring something out of Biden in turn for support?

[Efilroft Sul]

24. Secretly add an industrial-strength laxative to his breakfast on the days of big votes.

It would have the added benefit of emptying out the shit he's so full of.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

25. Has he objected to any Caucasian males yet?

I imagine there's not been THAT many up, but ... just wondering.

[onecaliberal]

32. Nope. N/T

[demtenjeep]

26. someone needs to sit that fucker down

maybe several someones all together

[RandiFan1290]

37. Silence

from the Bernie bashers