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Liberty Belle

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36. That said, he should be quietly told that for his next election he will be primaried,

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #4)

Fri Oct 5, 2018, 02:33 PM

Oct 2018

Even if that's four years away, and that if he votes "yes" as the deciding vote he will not be given any plum committee assignments if Dems take back control of the Senate.

They should encourage him to get a sudden case of the flu and just miss the vote, since an absence is as good as a no vote.

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If Manchin is a yes, should he be thrown out of the party? [View all] Doodley Oct 2018 OP

Let McConnell stay as Majority Leader: THAT'LL teach those DINOS! brooklynite Oct 2018 #1

I'm not undecided - YES lame54 Oct 2018 #2

Exile him TheCowsCameHome Oct 2018 #3

No, but only because he counts as a Dem for purposes of who's got a majority The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2018 #4

+1 violetpastille Oct 2018 #7

That said, he should be quietly told that for his next election he will be primaried, Liberty Belle Oct 2018 #36

It's 6 Years Away LandOfHopeAndDreams Oct 2018 #40

If only we had a few more Manchin's aeromanKC Oct 2018 #5

It'd be better to toss out all Dems who didn't vote Nov. 2016 Kaleva Oct 2018 #6

Or who wrote in "Bernie". Blue_true Oct 2018 #17

"Registered Voters Who Stayed Home Probably Cost Clinton The Election " is the source of the problem Kaleva Oct 2018 #23

This. Anon-C Oct 2018 #35

Any Dem Timewas Oct 2018 #8

How does that work... 'throw him out of the party'? procon Oct 2018 #9

We will hold sarisataka Oct 2018 #14

The other Dem Senators expel him from the caucus. quadtetra Oct 2018 #16

That's a rather toothless option, maybe primary him out of office? procon Oct 2018 #32

Only if he votes for a Republican leader quadtetra Oct 2018 #10

No. NT WeekiWater Oct 2018 #11

If the women voters in his state decide to throw him out I won't hold it against them. Autumn Oct 2018 #12

When he switches Party, then what eleny Oct 2018 #13

no. Not until after we win the senate. underthematrix Oct 2018 #15

No. book_worm Oct 2018 #18

So... as punishment... we're going to make McConnell's majority.... larger? scheming daemons Oct 2018 #19

It's in our interest not to lose that Democratic seat in W. Va. If.... LAS14 Oct 2018 #20

Have you seen how Shelley Moore Capito votes? mythology Oct 2018 #21

He should be voted out davekriss Oct 2018 #22

Didn't know much about Manchin. This thread drove me to FiveThirtyEight. LAS14 Oct 2018 #24

Yes. Throw him with the Thugs. idcdu Oct 2018 #25

You have it exactly backward Loki Liesmith Oct 2018 #27

0 Recs. for the thread, including you. I rest my case. Support Democrats. Fred Sanders Oct 2018 #29

Why does he even bother pretending to be a Democrat?nt procon Oct 2018 #34

Many at DU attempt the same pretending, especially around elections...some know MIR is watching. Fred Sanders Oct 2018 #37

No Loki Liesmith Oct 2018 #26

Yes for sure BannonsLiver Oct 2018 #28

Oh brother! NurseJackie Oct 2018 #30

No. bearsfootball516 Oct 2018 #31

Who knows. He may pull a Lieberman soon and then we can all hate him with no reservations. jalan48 Oct 2018 #33

We threw out Franken Cartoonist Oct 2018 #38

As long as he's in the D column wryter2000 Oct 2018 #39

Next to the acronym DINO there should be LibDemAlways Oct 2018 #41