Sen. Joe Manchin Claims He's 'Torn' on Impeachment Vote

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8. "There are a lot of things at stake here"

Sen. Manchin, why did you run for election? You won your race, and that means you're sitting in the big chair. Not someone else like Don Blankenship; YOU. Sooner or later, you knew you were going to face a tough decision, whether to honor your oath of office or pander to the oaf in the Oval Office. Yeah, you could lose some votes by doing the right thing by your oath and the Constitution. You could also restore a small amount of credibility to a badly damaged political system. You call it divided, and I'll agree with you. But divided between what and what?

If you can't make the case for the Constitution, maybe you're in the wrong line of work. The party needs all the Democrats in office we can get; but even more than that, the country needs elected officials who will uphold their oath of office.