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MSNBC is platforming 'I had to leave the Democratic Party', Biden-bashing Manchin right now (Original Post) Celerity Sep 2025 OP
Not my kind of Democrat. walkingman Sep 2025 #1
He officially left the Democratic Party last year. He is weighing up a 3rd party POTUS run in 2028, SMDH Celerity Sep 2025 #6
He is annoying. badhair77 Sep 2025 #2
He was on *WAY* too long! rog Sep 2025 #3
Joe Manchin is long past his expiration date standingtall Sep 2025 #4
He/they (WV voters) supported the ACA. GoodRaisin Sep 2025 #5
"Platforming" somehow meaning that TV shows having guests on book tours is a diabolical plot of some kind. betsuni Sep 2025 #7
He says he wanted to keep Dems from "raw political power". - so, he's fine with the MAGAs having it. UTUSN Sep 2025 #8
He was also on Joe Slug this morning oberle Sep 2025 #9
I turned him off malaise Sep 2025 #10
Platforming? He already had a platform. themaguffin Sep 2025 #11
Not sure why people still watch this useless garbage. n/t flvegan Sep 2025 #12
Everything I hate is woke. Johonny Sep 2025 #13
that is their platform. quakerboy Sep 2025 #14

Celerity

(54,744 posts)
6. He officially left the Democratic Party last year. He is weighing up a 3rd party POTUS run in 2028, SMDH
Tue Sep 16, 2025, 08:30 PM
Sep 2025

badhair77

(5,201 posts)
2. He is annoying.
Tue Sep 16, 2025, 07:52 PM
Sep 2025

I turned it off. Life is too short to put up with him. Can’t stand the sound of his voice. Plus he was literally holding up his book as he spoke. No thanks.

rog

(958 posts)
3. He was on *WAY* too long!
Tue Sep 16, 2025, 07:53 PM
Sep 2025

Honestly, I was astonished that they let him spew so long. The only reason I didn't mute was b/c I thought it would be a much shorter spot, but I swear that guy can breathe through his ears while he's talking. There was no way to break in.

Jeez.

standingtall

(3,152 posts)
4. Joe Manchin is long past his expiration date
Tue Sep 16, 2025, 07:59 PM
Sep 2025

and would've never been a Senator in West Virginia if it weren't for piggy backing off the popularity of Robert Byrd. I doubt Byrd would be doing the stuff Manchin has done. Time to rebuild Democratic culture in red states instead of running right leaning centrist just, because we want to hold the seat until the next election cycle and once that right leaning centrist has reached their expiration dates Democrats are left with to no political infrastructure in those States.

GoodRaisin

(10,990 posts)
5. He/they (WV voters) supported the ACA.
Tue Sep 16, 2025, 08:05 PM
Sep 2025

Let’s see how they like it when they lose their healthcare. See if not having “woke” policies is more important to them then.

betsuni

(29,188 posts)
7. "Platforming" somehow meaning that TV shows having guests on book tours is a diabolical plot of some kind.
Tue Sep 16, 2025, 08:30 PM
Sep 2025

UTUSN

(77,795 posts)
8. He says he wanted to keep Dems from "raw political power". - so, he's fine with the MAGAs having it.
Tue Sep 16, 2025, 08:34 PM
Sep 2025

Johonny

(26,412 posts)
13. Everything I hate is woke.
Tue Sep 16, 2025, 10:54 PM
Sep 2025

I missed our woke agenda. Does he mean Joe Biden giving a crap about people. Sorry that offended him.

Maybe, Joe, the people not offended olare normal and the people that cry about woke are not normal. Because those people are in charge right now. Does this feel normal?

quakerboy

(14,892 posts)
14. that is their platform.
Wed Sep 17, 2025, 01:38 AM
Sep 2025

They've had hosts i really enjoy.

But the platform is not for us. There's an agenda and it does not match mine or that of any democrat I know. It is probably the most friendly of the major TV networks, but thats not saying much.

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