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berni_mccoy

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7. Biden bears some responsibility

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Dec 20, 2021, 08:15 PM

Dec 2021

He was warned by the Progressive caucus that this would happen. Progressives here at DU were sounding the alarm bells. Biden put too much faith in Manchin.

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Andrew Yang uses the Joe Manchin situation to slam...Joe Biden (email) [View all] brooklynite Dec 2021 OP

Andrew Yang qazplm135 Dec 2021 #1

Yes, he's run for president and mayor of NYC and been rejected. brush Dec 2021 #4

Good catch! nt ecstatic Dec 2021 #10

+100 skylucy Dec 2021 #6

He's so fetch Generic Brad Dec 2021 #16

It's "Biden's fault" that Manchin is an asshole...? regnaD kciN Dec 2021 #2

I think that they were going to meet again question everything Dec 2021 #3

Andrew "Universal Basic Income" Yang chose to side with Manchin? LonePirate Dec 2021 #5

Biden bears some responsibility berni_mccoy Dec 2021 #7

Neither one would have been passed if the Progressive caucus got their way nt doc03 Dec 2021 #11

+1 nt PunkinPi Dec 2021 #15

I see Manchin's "it's staff driven" as quite the opposite of a dig at the President DFW Dec 2021 #8

I think you nailed it. I agree with James Carville - instead of Build Back Better walkingman Dec 2021 #12

I have seen nothing to indicate he will allow a filibuster carve out for the voter bills Celerity Dec 2021 #14

Well said. OnDoutside Dec 2021 #13

lol! If anything, they've been too nice to Manchin. ecstatic Dec 2021 #9

Who??? maxrandb Dec 2021 #17