Democrats who voted for Tillerson

[thejoker123]

In addition to every single Republican Senator voting to confirm big oil titan and Putin BFF Rex Tillerson, the following Democrats joined in as well...

Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin (W.Va.), Heidi Heitkamp (N.D.), Mark Warner (Va.) and Independent Sen. Angus King (Maine) joined all Republicans in backing Trump's nominee. Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) skipped the vote.

[LW1977]

1. Primary all of them!

[BainsBane]

3. Two are in solid red states

One in a currently red swing state. If they are primaried, you have to be prepared to see those seats go to the GOP.

[MFM008]

32. so does that mean the republicans

WONT vote for all maggots crap?
You have democrats that do
and republicans who will????????????

[BainsBane]

36. Yes, actually

Susan Collins for one. There are some Republicans from blue states that often vote with Dems. Most have been defeated, primaried and then replaced with Democrats. The same with Dems like Landrieu, since replaced with a Republican.

There are some Republicans who have come out against Devos.

The increasing polarization of politics hurts Democrats , since geographically and in terms of districts, most of the country is conservative.

[cynatnite]

4. What happens if a repub wins instead?

Trump carried those states except for VA.

[Grown2Hate]

13. If a Repub wins instead, they NEVER vote with us. And we're that much more in the minority. EOM

[NurseJackie]

14. Thank you.

[TeamPooka]

19. At least this way we get to always lose the really important votes that matter.

It's nice to have this type of Democrat for the easy votes, like naming a new post office.

[Grown2Hate]

25. As it stands now, in WV (for example), you have the exact same problem if you just let a real Repub

take the seat (someone to the left of Munchin wouldn't get it). However, we're that much further away from a majority (which matters for being able to Chair Committees, and actually set the agenda). Just say'n. I don't disagree that it's incredibly frustrating and basically only worth what I just said.

[DURHAM D]

12. No.

[Dem2]

27. Lol

Indeed, we need more internal fighting.

[LisaM]

2. I hadn't heard about Warner.

The other two are in mining states. I'm not excusing their votes, though.

[bettyellen]

6. I don't get how he's helping coal- except to raise oil prices?

[thejoker123]

11. Hating brown people self interests

[phylny]

34. I'm trying to figure out Warner, too.

He's not progressive - and he does have coal regions in the state. I'm disappointed with his vote, and I left a voice message saying so.

[MrPurple]

5. Heitkamp & Manchin are up in 2018 in difficult states

So that explains them, but what's the deal with Warner & Coons?

[kentuck]

8. When they are more afraid of Republicans than the people that send them to Washington...

something is not right with that picture.

[SaschaHM]

38. What?

The people that sent Heitkamp and Manchin to Washington voted heavily for Trump.

[GreenPartyVoter]

7. No clue what my Senator was thinking!

[Vinca]

9. Why doesn't Manchin just change his party affiliation?

I am surprised by Angus King, though.

[mythology]

15. Because he votes Democratic 75% of the time

The Republican Senator who most vote with the Democrats votes with us 27% of the time. Regardless of any claims of someone being a DINO or a RINO, the evidence is clear on the subject that there there are wide and distinct differences between elected officials based on party.

[hurple]

10. PRIMARY THEM!!!!

And lump them in with trump, bannon, comey, mcconnel, ryan and all the other TRAITORS currently in DC.

Add them to the list of the first to be put against the wall.

[DURHAM D]

16. Right ! and get a Teabagger Republican in their place.

WRONG !

[Equinox Moon]

20. No, replace them with an actual democrat

[DURHAM D]

21. In a RED state? WON'T HAPPEN. nt

[Equinox Moon]

23. Yes. It is time for so-called red states to change.

It starts with our own attitudes.

[DURHAM D]

24. Our attitudes don't need to change.

The voters in Red states need to change but they watch Fox news and listen to hate radio so are extremely committed to being profoundly misinformed.

That won't change unless they start teaching civics on the radio and TV and they are required to pass a test each week on history and current events.

[Equinox Moon]

26. Indeed, it is a horrible situation.

I know someone close to me that has turned into a trumpian and is watching fox and denounces CNN and MSNBC. This etiology has become a "type" of person and it really makes me nauseous, (and more).

I wore my pink pussy hat in public today. It felt good to be an active walking protest. I bought more yarn too!

[nkpolitics1212]

28. Would Mcauliffe be a better US Senator than Warner if Mcauliffe decided to run for the US Senate

instead of the Presidency?
Periello, if he fails to win the Democratic nomination for Governor in 2017 would be another VA Democrat that could win in November.

[BigDemVoter]

17. You gave me all the info I need!

[Equinox Moon]

18. Maybe they are actually republicans

I plan on calling to ask.

[TrekLuver]

22. Probably a lot of them are from red states right? That would make sense since their ass is on the

line in a Trashpot state.

[nikibatts]

29. So why can't we run some "Republican" candidates of our own in these red state. Just slap a GOP tag

beside their names on the ballots. It seems that Republicans do this a lot.

[TrekLuver]

31. But isn't that what a red state Democrat already is...???? LOL

[Uponthegears]

30. Marshall Petain would be so proud

Are people seriously claiming that a Democrat cannot oppose a Putin sycophant like Tillerson and win in West Virginia?

I know West Virginia has a proud socialist history, what with Matewan and all, but I doubt very much that Putin is the kind of guy they were fighting for.

Quit surrendering

[vi5]

33. Oh well, nothing we can do......

Just the way it is. Have to accept it. Democratic unity and all of that.

I mean look at Republicans. They vote lockstep on everything and if not they get primaried. And look at the mess they are in. We wouldn't want that, would we?!?!

I mean lucky for us we have blue state Dems like Diane Feinstein and Corey Booker who have stood up to every one of Trump's nominees and who never, ever feel the need to vote against the Democratic party line. Right?

[Jake Stern]

35. Got $100 that says Manchin switches before the midterm

Another $50 says he gives some sappy statement about how the party abandoned the people of West Virginia and their values.

[herding cats]

37. I disagree

He'll wait until after the midterms to test the direction of the wind.

Committee positions are already appointed this term, he has no political reason to switch unless his seat becomes threatened by a Republican. Which, considering his voting pattern, is not that likely. .