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Shellback Squid

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47. WTF, he should have claimed victory for causing the losses

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Nov 3, 2021, 07:27 PM

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Manchin Says Virginia Results Validate His Concerns [View all] applegrove Nov 2021 OP

Eff him Demovictory9 Nov 2021 #1

X2 Danmark Nov 2021 #5

Strange, no? peggysue2 Nov 2021 #2

So he is in essence confirming his speech on election eve was not coincidental in timing. Irish_Dem Nov 2021 #3

People support the individual parts of BBB plan by big majorities applegrove Nov 2021 #4

Everything remaining exactly the way it has been since the last Virginia election In It to Win It Nov 2021 #6

Maybe if the senator hadn't parked a bus on top of the Democrats agenda......... IA8IT Nov 2021 #7

he is the Jose Mourinho of Dem Senators, except a Manchin clean sheet means we lose Celerity Nov 2021 #27

Yes Exactly IA8IT Nov 2021 #35

Did you ever laugh out loud from frustration? I just did Walleye Nov 2021 #8

+1000 bluewater Nov 2021 #36

If the results were good, I doubt he would have said anything different. Omnipresent Nov 2021 #9

This! orwell Nov 2021 #14

I think Manchin will single handedly bring Dems down. MoonRiver Nov 2021 #10

I was thinking just yesterday that it looks like his mission is to destroy rurallib Nov 2021 #20

I was thinking just yesterday that it looks like his mission is to destroy rurallib Nov 2021 #21

His behavior sure indicates that. MoonRiver Nov 2021 #37

Why stop with the party when you can bring down the whole effing Republic? Right, Joe? Efilroft Sul Nov 2021 #42

of course he does qazplm135 Nov 2021 #11

No Joe. If you and Sinema had been on board with the president's Build Back Better agenda totodeinhere Nov 2021 #12

Keeping schools closed and protection mandates had more of an impact. Dawson Leery Nov 2021 #13

Right before an election he pulls a Comey padah513 Nov 2021 #15

"Pulls a Comey" renate Nov 2021 #30

Hey, Joe.... spicysista Nov 2021 #16

Just getting more attention dweller Nov 2021 #17

He is fundamentally correct tirebiter Nov 2021 #18

Unbelievable? BlueIdaho Nov 2021 #19

The WHITT Nov 2021 #22

If I said what I was thinking malletgirl02 Nov 2021 #23

Obstructionist coal baron says wot............... Celerity Nov 2021 #24

Two moderates blocking a moderate POTUS agenda leftstreet Nov 2021 #25

Hey buddy, focus on your own state ColinC Nov 2021 #26

Sure. Turbineguy Nov 2021 #28

Fuck Joe Manchin jcgoldie Nov 2021 #29

Actually Joe, if you had let Congress move things along, last night probably wouldn't have happened MiniMe Nov 2021 #31

He has absolutely no idea why Virginia voted the way it did yesterday. None whatsoever. LonePirate Nov 2021 #32

Bullshit. moondust Nov 2021 #33

Fuck it, let's just all be Republican, just nicer about it than TFG BradAllison Nov 2021 #34

Disingenious prick. Baitball Blogger Nov 2021 #38

Manchin loves babies and kittens, and is the best example of a compassionate Democrat we have Fiendish Thingy Nov 2021 #39

Manchin is "attentive to the people back home" by yelling at them from his yacht. Midnight Writer Nov 2021 #40

To quote Sarkozy Hav Nov 2021 #41

He also said WV Chille Nov 2021 #43

Manchin is 100% to blame for Virginia loss. BlueLucy Nov 2021 #44

What about Murphy in NJ, Big giy?! Cha Nov 2021 #45

no joe... myohmy2 Nov 2021 #46

WTF, he should have claimed victory for causing the losses Shellback Squid Nov 2021 #47