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flotsam

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13. The DNC should tell him if he votes not to convict

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed Dec 11, 2019, 07:26 PM

Dec 2019

they will primary him to death and if he survives the DNC should support the GOP candidate-Manchin should not be allowed to use his seat to shit on basic decency and if that's what we are going to get I'd rather lose the seat than let Trump "support" be called bipartisan.

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Sen. Joe Manchin Claims He's 'Torn' on Impeachment Vote [View all] riversedge Dec 2019 OP

BULLSHIT bluestarone Dec 2019 #1

He is Joe Manchin. maxsolomon Dec 2019 #3

He's Susan Collins with a dick . . . hatrack Dec 2019 #25

The only thing he's Skidmore Dec 2019 #2

So why doesn't he? shanti Dec 2019 #10

My first reaction was PatSeg Dec 2019 #16

He votes against Trump almost half of the time FBaggins Dec 2019 #27

we need the D by his name handmade34 Dec 2019 #28

I know PatSeg Dec 2019 #30

He's thinking of himself and not the 42bambi Dec 2019 #4

Yep, you're right on Butterflylady Dec 2019 #11

Damn uponit7771 Dec 2019 #5

"Hm. Should we really be a democracy? Or should we just keep shouting that we are while corrupting FiveGoodMen Dec 2019 #6

Of course he is just as Collins will be concerned. Funtatlaguy Dec 2019 #7

"There are a lot of things at stake here" gratuitous Dec 2019 #8

Actually we have one thing - The Constitutionally established USA Raven123 Dec 2019 #9

Chicken shit! If there was EVER an appropriate time to impeach & convict, this is it. VOX Dec 2019 #12

I'd go to Canada. Much better country. triron Dec 2019 #18

That works for me, too. VOX Dec 2019 #19

The DNC should tell him if he votes not to convict flotsam Dec 2019 #13

He should remain silent Harker Dec 2019 #14

Yea, I bet he is. spanone Dec 2019 #15

And yet people here get upset when some of us say 20 Republican Senators won't convict. Garrett78 Dec 2019 #17

Of *course* he is!1 UTUSN Dec 2019 #20

His oath is to the Constitution - NOT to his constituents, dammit!!! Talitha Dec 2019 #21

He can tell all his voters how torn he is, as long as, in the end pnwmom Dec 2019 #22

So brave superpatriotman Dec 2019 #23

What a coward standingtall Dec 2019 #24

He's only 72 Polybius Dec 2019 #29

Is being "torn" stronger or weaker than being "concerned" like Susan Collins? guillaumeb Dec 2019 #26