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Celerity

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22. different elections. 2018 when Manchin barely won was that once in a generation Blue Wave
Sat Mar 6, 2021, 10:13 PM
Mar 2021

and was against a really poor candidate.

Rump's election was 2020. If Manchin had run then, odds are pretty high he would have lost. He is not up for re-election for almost four years, yet he is doing things that likely hurt us in 2022. All for a potential win in 2024 that is fairly unlikely, especially if Justice runs against him. Justice has now (in the words of an actual West Virginian poster here) outflanked Manchin somewhat on the left and completely on the right. Also, as I have repeatedly said, no one has adequately explain how Manchin screwing over his voting base on multiple issues aids him in any way in 2024.

He single-handedly just ripped close to 2000 usd from millions of peoples' UE cheques (Manchin's 23 weeks at 300 PW is 6900 usd, whilst the House bill, that all but Machin supported was 22 weeks at 400 usd per week, thus 8800 usd in toto), plus he worked with Shaheen and Sinema to take away any COVID aid cheques from 17 million people (12 million adults, 5 million children). Thus people got two cheques under the POS Rump, now they get nothing under us. Also, his minimum wage demands strip away over 8000 usd per year from a full-time minimum wage West Virginian worker (11 usd ph at full-time versus 15 usd ph at fulltime yields $8,320 per annum less)

I can only hope that it's a long, hot summer for them both! They deserve this. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2021 #1
"Interesting tidbit: Bernie Sanders carried every county in WV in the 2016 primaries." comradebillyboy Mar 2021 #2
Manchin BGBD Mar 2021 #12
And then he went on to win re-election by 3%/19,000 votes. Nt Fiendish Thingy Mar 2021 #14
Yup.... BGBD Mar 2021 #15
My point is Manchin loses re-election in 2024 if he pisses off 19,000 voters who are suffering. Nt Fiendish Thingy Mar 2021 #19
Manchin knows what he's doing BGBD Mar 2021 #25
He certainly needs to listen to his constituents, don't you think? Nt Fiendish Thingy Mar 2021 #29
What makes you think he isn't? BGBD Mar 2021 #30
different elections. 2018 when Manchin barely won was that once in a generation Blue Wave Celerity Mar 2021 #22
Against a really poor candidate???? BGBD Mar 2021 #24
This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity Mar 2021 #27
It was a primary...and they hated Hillary. They said when interviewed that they would never Demsrule86 Mar 2021 #3
We do need them for our majority. The best solution comradebillyboy Mar 2021 #4
I do not understand the cult-of-revenge... NurseJackie Mar 2021 #6
Without HR1 (which requires killing the filibuster) we won't be electing more Dem senators Fiendish Thingy Mar 2021 #9
I agree completely. Demsrule86 Mar 2021 #7
DU is being absolutely flooded with this stuff. It will continue. Hortensis Mar 2021 #5
You would think after Trump, they would have learned their lesson...the suggestions in the post Demsrule86 Mar 2021 #8
You certainly would think that. +1000 for truth. Hortensis Mar 2021 #20
Glad they've stopped blaming VP Harris. JNelson6563 Mar 2021 #10
This is not helping our cause, it is hurting it. msfiddlestix Mar 2021 #11
Preserving Democracy and the Democratic majorities is my cause, what's yours? Nt Fiendish Thingy Mar 2021 #13
It's mine as well. msfiddlestix Mar 2021 #26
When your house is on fire, you don't negotiate with the arsonist. Nt Fiendish Thingy Mar 2021 #28
Another post to trash OBrien Mar 2021 #16
IMO the best approach to WV and other red or swing states PufPuf23 Mar 2021 #17
Yup. WV was blue until 2014- voters will respond to substantive change that improves their lives. Nt Fiendish Thingy Mar 2021 #18
Yeah, I don't get Sinema.. Sen Mark Kelly Cha Mar 2021 #21
+1 Celerity Mar 2021 #23
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