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tiredtoo

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10. Manchin like all politicians

Reply to FoxNewsSucks (Original post)

Thu Apr 8, 2021, 06:48 PM

Apr 2021

Wants to be reelected. He is not concerned with 70 percent of the country wants, he is concerned with the majority of W. Virginia wants.
Handle him with kid gloves, he is in the catbirds seat. Let him bask in his glory lest he switch parties and give control back to McConnell.

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Thanks, CNN. Thanks a lot. Really helps. [View all] FoxNewsSucks Apr 2021 OP

He's enjoying this role as power broker. badhair77 Apr 2021 #1

Did the Democrats get Manchin's family the first job; the Republicans the second? applegrove Apr 2021 #2

They seem to love money and power. madaboutharry Apr 2021 #4

Corporate media orangecrush Apr 2021 #3

bingo! LymphocyteLover Apr 2021 #5

We need to get it through everyone's heads DENVERPOPS Apr 2021 #11

What he said. trof Apr 2021 #12

What he said. trof Apr 2021 #14

They drive me batshit, I can't even (reliably) watch anything but Rachel and Lawrence Hugh_Lebowski Apr 2021 #15

I was friends DENVERPOPS Apr 2021 #19

Wish I could rec your post orangecrush Apr 2021 #25

An owned media I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2021 #27

So, Dems need to invest in our own media to balance the news coverage. wnylib Apr 2021 #23

I can only hope that this attention might make his ego feel better and him more magnanimous LymphocyteLover Apr 2021 #6

I'm hoping his fifteen minutes is up soon. n/t Harker Apr 2021 #7

Hey, CNN. First, do no harm. nt Grasswire2 Apr 2021 #8

it's called ego trip & make all the damn money ya can !! trump copy cat !! monkeyman1 Apr 2021 #9

Manchin like all politicians tiredtoo Apr 2021 #10

It'll be a repeat of 2010-2014 wellst0nev0ter Apr 2021 #18

I know I'm required to support Democrats in this forum, but I'm not sure 50yrdem Apr 2021 #13

We Democrats need to work like hell to add a net of two more senators in 2022. Lonestarblue Apr 2021 #16

Hopefully all our incumbents will win USAFRetired_Liberal Apr 2021 #17

Right wing power has annointed him gatekeeper, iow throttle point bucolic_frolic Apr 2021 #20

How incredibly disappointing, all the way around. BobTheSubgenius Apr 2021 #21

As I wrote in another thread- heckles65 Apr 2021 #22

Total Agreement marieo1 Apr 2021 #24

Manchin is IMO neither party over country or people over NoMoreRepugs Apr 2021 #26

Manchin is special... Blue Owl Apr 2021 #28