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EffieBlack

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20. I'm all about supporting conservative Dems so we'll have them on important vites

Reply to PBC_Democrat (Reply #6)

Fri Oct 5, 2018, 03:38 PM

Oct 2018

But if they're never with us on important votes, what good are they to us?

We need to fight like hell to get enough Dems for a majority, and then to hell with Manchin. He's worthless. Actually he's even worse than worthless since, if he votes for Kavanaugh, we'll forever have to listen to Trump and his cabal bleat that he was confirmed "by a bipartisan majority."

If he can't be with us when it matters, screw him.

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Will Manchin lose support among Democrats in his state with a yes vote? [View all] Baitball Blogger Oct 2018 OP

That Is My Prediction LandOfHopeAndDreams Oct 2018 #1

Manchin needs to go ProudLib72 Oct 2018 #2

+++++++++++ HAB911 Oct 2018 #4

+1 Power 2 the People Oct 2018 #5

We Need Manchin! PBC_Democrat Oct 2018 #6

I agree with you 100%... lame54 Oct 2018 #7

Maybe we can't elect a liberal, but we can elect a moderate that acts like a Dem. Blue_true Oct 2018 #10

Preferably a union man or woman Jane Austin Oct 2018 #29

Yeah, I think so. nt Blue_true Oct 2018 #31

Yeah, so that some time in the future he might do something right ProudLib72 Oct 2018 #15

I'm all about supporting conservative Dems so we'll have them on important vites EffieBlack Oct 2018 #20

The most important vote is for Majority Leader grantcart Oct 2018 #25

the important vote is for majority leader. JI7 Oct 2018 #28

The choice wasn't between Manchin and some real progressive. The choice was between pnwmom Oct 2018 #33

We need a person to vote with us luckykate54 Oct 2018 #35

+1000 EffieBlack Oct 2018 #19

The problem is that there aren't that many Democrats in WV. scheming daemons Oct 2018 #3

Democrats make up 49.9% of voters there. Blue_true Oct 2018 #13

Might lose the votes of the ones who have been sexually assaulted. Autumn Oct 2018 #8

Beto is pro-Kaepernick torius Oct 2018 #9

I agree. He's ahead in the polls and Kavanaugh is going to create obstacles Baitball Blogger Oct 2018 #11

Beto isn't ahead in TX dsc Oct 2018 #14

Beto is not ahead in texas and texas has minorities . west virginia is mostly white JI7 Oct 2018 #16

WV Dems leftynyc Oct 2018 #12

We need the jerk to win just to get the numbers. Vinca Oct 2018 #17

I think it'll hurt him, whereas he would have won easily otherwise. Garrett78 Oct 2018 #18

Of course n/t SoCalDem Oct 2018 #21

unlikely, it's a very red state which I'm sure they know JI7 Oct 2018 #22

Yes absolutely. Owl Oct 2018 #23

Likely, no Algernon Moncrieff Oct 2018 #24

It doesn't matter Dirty Socialist Oct 2018 #26

As soon as Kavanaugh is the deciding vote Jane Austin Oct 2018 #27

Democrats in WV are not base voters. brooklynite Oct 2018 #30

Trump won 68.5% of the vote there, more than 40% more than Hillary's 26.4. pnwmom Oct 2018 #32

I don't know that I'd be able to vote for him if he voted to confirm Kavanaugh. BigDemVoter Oct 2018 #34