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5. Why?

Reply to Scoopster (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 5, 2018, 03:30 PM

Oct 2018

Why should Manchin risk losing his seat just to make a political point.

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Manchin's vote doesn't matter. They would still have the votes. Pence would be the tie breaker. [View all] LBM20 Oct 2018 OP

Correct. Him voting NO wouldn't change a thing once Collins went YES. scheming daemons Oct 2018 #1

So what? Scoopster Oct 2018 #2

Why? Trumpocalypse Oct 2018 #5

He wouldn't lose his seat. Scoopster Oct 2018 #32

He could. Trumpocalypse Oct 2018 #37

We need this senate seat Gothmog Oct 2018 #53

True Trumpocalypse Oct 2018 #3

Yea angrychair Oct 2018 #11

And I'm sure Trumpocalypse Oct 2018 #14

I'm sure rapist angrychair Oct 2018 #17

Whether Manchin Trumpocalypse Oct 2018 #21

A Dem who voted with Republicans for an ANGRY DRUNK.... Bengus81 Oct 2018 #18

It makes no difference how Manchin votes Trumpocalypse Oct 2018 #23

LOL...what makes you think he's getting re-elected?? Bengus81 Oct 2018 #50

He's slightly ahead in the polls right now Trumpocalypse Oct 2018 #61

yeah that D after his name is all that matters. m-lekktor Oct 2018 #35

Collins vote makes Manchin irrelevant. Trumpocalypse Oct 2018 #39

Yes, he is an unenthusiastic yes Zambero Oct 2018 #4

Manchin is 100% republican angstlessk Oct 2018 #6

He's a Democrat in a red state calguy Oct 2018 #8

BULLSHIT! He is a D in a red state. Not every Dem can be ultra liberal. Get real! LBM20 Oct 2018 #10

Supporting the party line at a time like this is not ultra liberal. Hotler Oct 2018 #25

End of the day, I ask myself, what does this guy stand for? onecaliberal Oct 2018 #36

please define "ultra Liberal' DonCoquixote Oct 2018 #38

Voting to keep an ANGRY DRUNK ABUSER off the SC is "Ultra Liberal"?!?!?! Bengus81 Oct 2018 #55

+1000 Bengus81 Oct 2018 #51

Agree... Mike Nelson Oct 2018 #7

"...and he might be a vote for impeachment...." bluecollar2 Oct 2018 #30

No it matters despite the fact that Kavanaugh would be confirmed anyway standingtall Oct 2018 #9

Would have just risked losing the seat, and he is still better than an R. A fool's errand. LBM20 Oct 2018 #12

Is he, though? Cuthbert Allgood Oct 2018 #13

Yep easttexaslefty Oct 2018 #15

Forcing Pence to break the tie would have reaped benefits. Garrett78 Oct 2018 #16

I agree with you. Nevilledog Oct 2018 #19

Hell...at least make Republicans WORK as hard as possible for the vote..... Bengus81 Oct 2018 #57

What was the point? Does he think Trump isn't Thrill Oct 2018 #20

Then he should have forced it on Pence. Sqee Oct 2018 #22

We need to keep the seat? So he can support MORE of Trump's picks? WoonTars Oct 2018 #24

Funny how peeps keep saying that. And the fact that Manchin votes for TRUMP ideas more than Dem Bengus81 Oct 2018 #58

Manchin hell674 Oct 2018 #26

Funny how that works Jake Stern Oct 2018 #47

+1 melman Oct 2018 #49

Seriously.... LovingA2andMI Oct 2018 #27

What exactly makes it better if he votes like a republican? LisaL Oct 2018 #28

I have less of a problem with his voting "yes" shanny Oct 2018 #29

Guess what? BlueStater Oct 2018 #31

The Optics of putting a Justice on the Supreme Court TDale313 Oct 2018 #33

If Republican v. Democratic is all that matters, HopeAgain Oct 2018 #34

+1000 True_Blue Oct 2018 #40

+1000000 LovingA2andMI Oct 2018 #42

This message was self-deleted by its author LovingA2andMI Oct 2018 #41

Useless denbot Oct 2018 #43

Please explain his lame-ass excuse that Blasey was "confused." shanny Oct 2018 #44

West Virginians will thank him for breaking rank and voting Republican Devil Child Oct 2018 #45

I seem to recall another Dem senator who voted with Team Elephant Jake Stern Oct 2018 #48

DON'T CARE HE'S STILL A PIECE OF GARBGE TO ME........... a kennedy Oct 2018 #46

The GO/p had the votes without Manchin Gothmog Oct 2018 #52

It shows a total disregard for half the human population. Coventina Oct 2018 #54

Yep Jake Stern Oct 2018 #59

Couldn't he just vote "present"? theaocp Oct 2018 #56

THEN MAKE PENCE BREAK IT... lame54 Oct 2018 #60

I think it matters. MGKrebs Oct 2018 #62