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spooky3

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36. See 538 for the numbers I cited.

Reply to Bettie (Reply #27)

Tue Feb 23, 2021, 05:13 AM

Feb 2021

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https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/joe-manchin-iii/

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Another one: "Senator Manchin has not yet decided if he will support Rep. Becerra's nomination" [View all] Celerity Feb 2021 OP

Okay I don't get this vercetti2021 Feb 2021 #1

Would you rather WV have a hard right Senator instead of Manchin? calguy Feb 2021 #3

Would it matter? vercetti2021 Feb 2021 #6

yes it would.we would not have a majority leader and mcconnel could refuse to put bills on the floor drray23 Feb 2021 #13

THIS! calguy Feb 2021 #17

That's the crux of the matter. Not sure what his personal beliefs are, but Hoyt Feb 2021 #29

He voted about 50% of the time with Trump. If WV replaced him with spooky3 Feb 2021 #4

74% of the time with Trump Bettie Feb 2021 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author spooky3 Feb 2021 #35

See 538 for the numbers I cited. spooky3 Feb 2021 #36

Possibly opposing a 2nd nominee is quite far from "oppose everything". n/t PoliticAverse Feb 2021 #5

Isn't just that vercetti2021 Feb 2021 #10

He also opposes Deb Haaland Bettie Feb 2021 #28

50% vs 90%+ is a big difference. NYC Liberal Feb 2021 #7

I would trade him for my Senator Marsha Blackburn any day redstateblues Feb 2021 #23

Go ahead and finish the statement bottomofthehill Feb 2021 #2

Yes, exactly. onecaliberal Feb 2021 #21

this gives repubs the ok to all oppose nominees since dems cant get to 50 nt msongs Feb 2021 #8

Or maybe it means that he knows there is Republican support AZSkiffyGeek Feb 2021 #33

WTF is his problem? Cartoonist Feb 2021 #9

That's probably (hopefully) why Azathoth Feb 2021 #18

He may have cover from someone across the aisle AZSkiffyGeek Feb 2021 #34

Post removed Post removed Feb 2021 #11

The Appalachia Senators... Dawson Leery Feb 2021 #12

Is Manchin being coy? Or is he playing The Price is Right? Hekate Feb 2021 #14

I had that thought. Does he want some pork project for his state? onecaliberal Feb 2021 #22

Fine if he does; that's very old fashioned politics. I'll donate a bottle of bbq sauce for that pork Hekate Feb 2021 #30

So sick of people who think they need to exert power like the situation we're onecaliberal Feb 2021 #31

We can neutralize Manchin montanacowboy Feb 2021 #15

Manchin will never vote to overturn the inevitable filibuster for either to become states Celerity Feb 2021 #19

Offer earmarks to a few Republicans for their votes. These are qualified nomininees. Freethinker65 Feb 2021 #16

Why is Manchin spewing his bs and not saying why he won't Ilsa Feb 2021 #20

Secretly add an industrial-strength laxative to his breakfast on the days of big votes. Efilroft Sul Feb 2021 #24

Has he objected to any Caucasian males yet? Hugh_Lebowski Feb 2021 #25

Nope. N/T onecaliberal Feb 2021 #32

someone needs to sit that fucker down demtenjeep Feb 2021 #26

Silence RandiFan1290 Feb 2021 #37