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Algernon Moncrieff

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24. Likely, no

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2018, 03:46 PM

Oct 2018

He is as well as the Democrats can do in West Virginia at this time. I get that progressives outside the state dislike him. I'd ask them to consider that half a loaf is better than none.

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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