Republicans were caught on video thanking Manchin & Sinema for blocking Dem legislation.

[Nevilledog]

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Scott Dworkin
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Republicans were caught on video thanking Manchin & Sinema for blocking Dem legislation. Let’s make this viral and make it clear we’re sick and tired of Manchin & Sinema’s obstruction. They’re only helping Republicans while not helping the American people.


7:35 AM · Jul 9, 2021

[Under The Radar]

1. They aren't doing it for free either

[pandr32]

6. +1

[area51]

11. +1 n/t

[wnylib]

21. Whatever payoff they are receiving

should become a frontline news story blasted nationally on all media.

If there is kompromat, find out what it is and publicize it to free them from it.

[a kennedy]

2. Damn, 🤬 🤬 🤬

[DFW]

3. The link to this should be sent in emails to both Senators' offices

About 500,000 times. With a note asking: „just a loyal Democrat making sure whose side you are on. Thanks for confirming!“

[a kennedy]

44. Yes, yes, yes, this

^ ^ ^ ^ ^

[doc03]

4. It doesn't matter if it will help the people of WV, that

is what they want own the libs.

[NBachers]

5. "Good dogs! Good dogs!"

[brooklynite]

7. And making this viral is going to change things how?

[Mr.Bill]

20. Because they both need to be primaried.

If we lose those seats, we will just have to take some from the republicans somewhere else. We're getting nowhere at all the way things are.

[brooklynite]

22. You know that neither of them are up for re-election, right?

[Mr.Bill]

23. Not in 2022,

but they will be eventally. Good riddance to both of them.

[FBaggins]

28. I predict that you'll just LOVE the replacement in WV

Very possibly AZ as well.

[Mr.Bill]

29. I predict I won't give a fuck

if we flip a handful of Senate seats elsewhere. That will be easier than rehabilitating these two. Although if we do that in 2022 watch Manchin and Sinema suddenly get in line.

[FBaggins]

30. You obviously don't now... why would we expect anything else?

"if we flip a handful of Senate seats elsewhere" can only be the start of a politically useless theory. Every senate seat is important (the difference between 59 and 60 made a difference just a few years ago). This is very likely to be true in 2024 when we have many more seats to defend.

Incredibly shortsighted.

[Mr.Bill]

34. Those seats have little or no meaning

other than currently giving us a thin majority if they won't vote with us.

[George II]

41. Both have voted with Biden's position more than 15 other Democratic Senators....

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-congress-votes/

Those who have not voted with Biden 100% of the time. For informational purposes, I've highlighted those who ran against President Biden in 2020:

Tammy Baldwin WI 96.90%
Richard Blumenthal CT 96.90%
Cory A. Booker NJ 96.90%
Catherine Cortez Masto NV 96.90%
Tammy Duckworth IL 96.90%
Edward J. Markey MA 96.90%
Jeff Merkley OR 96.90%
Jacky Rosen NV 96.90%
Jon Tester MT 96.90%
Ron Wyden OR 96.90%
Elizabeth Warren MA 96.90%
Kirsten E. Gillibrand NY 96.80%
Patty Murray D WA 96.80%
Chris Van Hollen D MD 96.80%
Bernard Sanders VT 93.50%

[FBaggins]

48. And 50 Republican senators

[FBaggins]

49. "Other than giving us a majority"?

Do you even hear yourself when you speak?

[Mr.Bill]

50. Yes, do you? n/t

[ShazzieB]

54. Hello? Those seats are why McTurtle isn't running the Senate right now!

Because there are 50 Democratic senators, Chuck Schumer is majority leader instead of the turtle. That's actually a pretty BFD.

[George II]

37. He's up for re-election in November 2022.

[George II]

42. Kelly is in 2022. He won a special election to serve the remainder of John McCain's term.

[questionseverything]

53. Getting the truth out there is always worthwhile

Who knows maybe when these two democratic senators realize what heroes they are to the repubs they might change their minds about the filibuster

[NewHendoLib]

8. DINOs

[George II]

9. I don't buy it. Looks like a setup. There's nothing republicans would rather than for both of them..

....to be primaried and defeated so they can run against Democrats that would probably lose.

Manchin and Sinema are Democrats that have proven they can win in West Virginia and Arizona.

Anyone know of any other Democrats that could win?

[kirkuchiyo]

10. If we couild get some meaningful voting rights legislation passed

We wouldn't need those two seats necessarily. But unless the filibuster goes that isn't going to happen.

[IronLionZion]

12. Mark Kelly won in Arizona

so a more liberal candidate can win there.

[George II]

16. We're very lucky to have Mark Kelly as a Democratic Senator. As good as he is to us, a big reason...

...he won is that he ran against a very weak incumbent republican who was appointed after losing to Sinema.


Look at the list of Senators from Arizona over the last several decades. Sinema and Kelly are the only Democrats going all the way back to 1988. The only Democrat was Dennis DeConcini who served from 1977 to 1995. Before that the next previous Democrat was Carl Hayden served until 1969 (first elected in 1927) and Ernest McFarland who served until 1953.

No, there are not many Democrats who can run and win in Arizona.

[Elessar Zappa]

18. Arizona is not West Virginia.

It’s a purple state trending blue. A mainstream Democrat can win there.

[Mr.Bill]

25. Those aren't the only two seats in the Senate that

will come up for election someday. We need to focus very hard on taking other seats away from the republicans.

[BGBD]

36. Because we've always done such a great job of winning those seats before....

Every seat is sacred.

[Mr.Bill]

39. Yes, every seat is sacred.

But every Senator is not. Especially when they are trying to obstruct everything the Democratic President is trying to do. Actually they are a danger to the re-election possibilities for the President.

[BGBD]

45. You're not replacing Joe Manchin

with a democrat. So, you're begging for another Josh Hawley to join the Senate.

If any democrats are a "threat" to Joe Biden's reelection it's the ones who were endorsing Bernie a year ago.

[Mr.Bill]

52. Wrong on every point.

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How dare you to accuse me of begging for another Josh Hawley. You make me want to vomit. Welcome to my ignore list.

[ShazzieB]

55. If you don't think he'd be replaced with another Josh Hawley or someone just as bad...

...you're kidding yourself.

We need to hang on to what we've got AND flip some more seats.

[PsakiPswirli]

51. Rubio in Florida

He is one shallow piece of shit.

[Mr.Bill]

35. Kelly won in Arizona, didn't he?

[George II]

43. Yes he did, under unusual circumstances. He ran in a special election to complete John McCain's....

...term. John Kyl was first appointed to replace him but he only kept it for a short time, then Marth McSally was appointed until the special election in 2020. She was horrible, even by Arizona republican standards.

Thankfully, now that he's an incumbent he'll win re-election. But I doubt any other Arizona Democrat would win.

[lagomorph777]

13. Heaven forbid the People's will be done!

Horrors!

[jalan48]

14. Disgusting. Nt

[SunSeeker]

15. Sickening. nt

[KS Toronado]

17. Minority rights are more important than majority rights?????????

Would they say that if they were in the majority?

[Bettie]

33. Well, then they say

"We hold the majority, so screw you guys!"

See how that works. We lose no matter what.

ETA: Do you think Manchin and Sinema know how they are laughingstocks to the people they claim are their "friends"?

[KPN]

38. Only if the minority is white male apparently.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

19. The Constitution was written to let the MAJORITY govern, while protecting the minority.

The QGOP's attitude -- so clearly stated in this presentation -- is the Constitution was written so the majority cannot do anything to effect the will of the people, which in 2020 by the overwhelming response at the election polls, and now, when a majority of voters of both parties support Biden's plans. The Repugs are committed to getting their way, no matter which party is in the majority.

And they are ruthless. And cruel. And soulless.

The bastards are willing to throw the entire democratic system under the bus so they can have the power to jam their programs down the majority's throats. We have got to keep the House and Senate Democratic at the mid-terms.

His thank you to Manchin and Sinema should be played in Arizona and W. Virginia every day until they bend on the filibuster. Show their constituents exactly what their Senator's intransigence is costing the people they claim to represent. Make it clear in terms of dollars kept out of their pockets because S&M because won't bend on the filibuster issue. Make it hurt them.

[KPN]

40. All of this was true more than 20 years ago. We're just

waking up to it because Dems were focusing on legislating and governing while Rs were focusing on the “permanent majority” regardless of how that majority was formed, including being an actual minority when it came to potential or even actual votes cast. In other words, we were fixed in policy and governing while they were fixed on scheming and ruling.

[Joinfortmill]

24. You heard it. Kill the filibuster.

[Politicub]

26. No one was caught; they are rubbing it in our faces.

And it’s infuriating.

[Escurumbele]

27. I hope Manchin and Sinema watch that video because they are making fun of them, they are mocking

both of them.

"If you call their office be polite, use a voice like this..."...I would be very angry about it, it is a fantastic show of hypocrisy and disregard for the two of them, they are telling them what nice tools they are for the republican party.

And at the end the guy says "...thank you for being a patriot." then tells the audience "because without the filibuster the republican party is toast." This is amazing! They are belittle them both...With that he understands that their vote has nothing to do with patriotism, it is just a convenient tool for republicans, nothing more.

Someone send this to both of them...

[IcyPeas]

31. nice to see rick santorum found a new gig already since he is off cnn

he just can't shut up

[Cha]

32. They should be so

proud.. in case.

[Maraya1969]

46. This just burns me up.

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

47. Sinema and Manchin are heroes of the fascist revolution.