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emulatorloo

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27. You don't know that.

Reply to LandOfHopeAndDreams (Reply #4)

Fri Oct 5, 2018, 01:16 PM

Oct 2018

Cloture votes aren’t always the same as the final vote.

Manchin has not said what his final vote will be. Given his protectiveness of the ACA it way well be a no.

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Manchin voted yes [View all] Equinox Moon Oct 2018 OP

What a jerk bdamomma Oct 2018 #1

repub Light nt LandOfHopeAndDreams Oct 2018 #2

To confirm or for cloture? YessirAtsaFact Oct 2018 #3

Cloture LandOfHopeAndDreams Oct 2018 #4

You don't know that YessirAtsaFact Oct 2018 #5

You don't know that. emulatorloo Oct 2018 #27

YES on cloture. Not on confirmation yet. scheming daemons Oct 2018 #6

On cloture still_one Oct 2018 #7

It is ALL ABOUT his own reelection. democratisphere Oct 2018 #8

There's a lot of that going around. nt mobeau69 Oct 2018 #10

Way too much! democratisphere Oct 2018 #11

I don't recall any "profiles in courage" in my adult lifetime, SkipG Oct 2018 #26

Yes on cloture, cloture votes aren't always the same as final votes. JHan Oct 2018 #9

+1 emulatorloo Oct 2018 #28

Yeah, but he's a Real Democrat (TM). n/t QC Oct 2018 #12

Why can't Ds stay together? Would a 'no' have forced Pence to vote? triron Oct 2018 #13

Does Manchin ever vote with the Democrats? Equinox Moon Oct 2018 #14

Sometimes... k8conant Oct 2018 #17

Thanks Equinox Moon Oct 2018 #20

He seems to vote with the Dems on most of the votes we consider important. Thanks for the link. hedda_foil Oct 2018 #25

1) I don't know 2) Yes k8conant Oct 2018 #15

They need leadership LBJ style mobeau69 Oct 2018 #18

There's a significant difference between being stuck in cloture and losing a final confirmation vote SaschaHM Oct 2018 #16

Okay Equinox Moon Oct 2018 #19

Unfortunately, we're now down to long shots. mobeau69 Oct 2018 #24

He voted Yes to end Cloture but he hasn't said what his final vote will be. book_worm Oct 2018 #21

Trump was just in WV. JohnnyRingo Oct 2018 #22

Thanks for the info Equinox Moon Oct 2018 #23