Joe manchin

[karynnj]

32. You misstate the argument for backing him

It is not that he will be there for important votes -- he often won't be. It is that he will be there for a key vote after the election -- the election of the majority leader. The party that wins that vote - even narrowly - controls the Senate. Contrast the years 2013-2014 to 2015 - 2016. Had we narrowly retained the Senate in 2014, many things would have been far different. For one, it is entirely likely that we would have a Justice Garland on the court. There would have been hearings and he most likely would have been confirmed.

In slightly over a month, we will have an election that could - if everything goes our way give us the majority in the Senate with absolutely no margin to spare. That is the answer to your rant. Manchin will vote for a Democrat (Schumer) -- a Republican will vote for McConnell. Every committee chair will go from a Republican to a Democrat. We will be able to stop many bad things from happening. (getting the House back does this too, but the Senate controls judicial, cabinet and ambassador confirmations. Getting the Senate would be a HUGE thing.)