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wishstar

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56. As you say, Joe is actually helping us win moderate votes in the Georgia Senate runoff

Reply to BGBD (Reply #44)

Tue Nov 10, 2020, 03:26 PM

Nov 2020

by making it clear that voting for Dems in Georgia will not cause radical shift.

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Joe Manchin goes on Fox News, declares opposition to ending filibuster or expanding Supreme Court [View all] tritsofme Nov 2020 OP

He's often a pain/'selectively' painful. elleng Nov 2020 #1

I can't stand his @ss..almost as bad as the Republicans..almost. Nt helpisontheway Nov 2020 #2

The most marginally useful Democratic senator ever dalton99a Nov 2020 #3

He knows how to keep his ruby red seat as a Democratic Senator. texasfiddler Nov 2020 #4

I wish Doug Jones knew Polybius Nov 2020 #47

That's what you get when you have a red-state Democrat In It to Win It Nov 2020 #5

infinitely preferable to the alternative Amishman Nov 2020 #8

Tell me about it! In It to Win It Nov 2020 #13

The GOP attack on deliberation and bipartisanship which began with a meeting the day of Obama's Karadeniz Nov 2020 #6

Well I was going to make a comment but we are not supposed to doc03 Nov 2020 #7

Pretty fucking annoying, isn't it. FoxNewsSucks Nov 2020 #25

Yep criticism isn't always bad dustyscamp Nov 2020 #39

Sad that we can't lodge legitimate criticism against Dems wellst0nev0ter Nov 2020 #41

We're allowed to criticize Democrats. Crunchy Frog Nov 2020 #45

I have had posts removed for what I considered constructive criticism. doc03 Nov 2020 #54

Juries can be capricious unfortunately. Crunchy Frog Nov 2020 #55

Constructive criticism is always allowed Polybius Nov 2020 #48

Neither Can Be Done With 50 Votes Anyways sfstaxprep Nov 2020 #9

That is false for court expansion, which would be a bill like any other Fiendish Thingy Nov 2020 #16

IIRC, expanding the supreme court is a legislative fix, which the VP can vote on. In It to Win It Nov 2020 #18

I don't think that's right. tritsofme Nov 2020 #20

So Either Can Be Broken By Vice President? nt sfstaxprep Nov 2020 #22

In a 50-50 senate, the party of the VP, who is also President DeminPennswoods Nov 2020 #38

VP breaks ties for both procedural votes (fillibuster) and legislation (expanding the court). Statistical Nov 2020 #50

What's new? Thrill Nov 2020 #10

Like Joe Biden..... brooklynite Nov 2020 #11

True enough, but it steps all over Schumer's message of strategic ambiguity tritsofme Nov 2020 #15

Let's revisit this in 2022. Mike Niendorff Nov 2020 #12

Unless His State Turns Blue, I Doubt It nt sfstaxprep Nov 2020 #23

He's against Roe Polybius Nov 2020 #49

It will be. Mike Niendorff Nov 2020 #53

Welcome to the Steve King Club, Joe Fiendish Thingy Nov 2020 #14

Assuming a 50/50 Senate after Georgia, he would simply become a Republican tritsofme Nov 2020 #19

Not So Sure About That sfstaxprep Nov 2020 #24

You proposed stripping him of committee assignments tritsofme Nov 2020 #32

Well I do agree with the no reason to have a Senate part at least. Imperialism Inc. Nov 2020 #17

Me too. LuvNewcastle Nov 2020 #30

We let his thieving daughter rip off the sick Submariner Nov 2020 #21

Sadly Proud Liberal Dem Nov 2020 #26

Good that helps us with Georgia Demsrule86 Nov 2020 #27

Jesus Christ i hate him already Mr. Sparkle Nov 2020 #28

Wasn't going to happen unless it was a wave. Ace Rothstein Nov 2020 #29

Nooooooo! LostOne4Ever Nov 2020 #31

We need Manchin's seat radius777 Nov 2020 #33

I agree, it's just unfortunate as it steps all over Schumer's message of strategic ambiguity tritsofme Nov 2020 #35

This must be AOC's fault too wellst0nev0ter Nov 2020 #34

Bipartisan way? Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2020 #36

The Republicans are refusing to accept the results of the election melman Nov 2020 #37

Biden's proposed a commission to study reforming the courts DeminPennswoods Nov 2020 #40

I don't think there'll be any court reform with McConnell as majority leader Poiuyt Nov 2020 #42

McConnell will obstruct everything, but DeminPennswoods Nov 2020 #46

I'm going on the supposition that Reps will maintain control of the senate Poiuyt Nov 2020 #52

He may feel differently after all his inbred, toothless constituents lose their healthcare. Crunchy Frog Nov 2020 #43

Funny you guys don't see what he's doing BGBD Nov 2020 #44

A lot of people are out of touch JI7 Nov 2020 #51

As you say, Joe is actually helping us win moderate votes in the Georgia Senate runoff wishstar Nov 2020 #56