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Demsrule86

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30. No Democrat except Manchin can win a General...that is madess. We need more Democrats

Reply to Rebl2 (Reply #6)

Fri May 13, 2022, 12:11 PM

May 2022

and we can't punish anyone without destroying ourselves...please consider works before suggesting anything like that. No Democrat will ever win WVA in my lifetime. The bill went down and I fail to understand why it was even put on the floor. We need to work for the midterm and WIN big.

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Joe Manchin is comfy [View all] rlegro May 2022 OP

Joe Manchin aka GOP, pretty reliably! Votes against whatever benefits the majority of the populace. RKP5637 May 2022 #1

+1 2naSalit May 2022 #3

An "assmole" perhaps? justhanginon May 2022 #4

That's it FoxNewsSucks May 2022 #7

Yes!!! n/t RKP5637 May 2022 #18

Post removed Post removed May 2022 #9

Yeah! n/t RKP5637 May 2022 #20

That's how McConnell, Paul & the like keep their jobs. Make the state dependent on them. TheBlackAdder May 2022 #16

Yep, bottomline, power and money for them and F the rest. And they keep the people ignorant RKP5637 May 2022 #19

Joe Manchin is the crazy uncle that is loved but not liked Buckeyeblue May 2022 #2

Not loved, not liked, simply tolerated RainCaster May 2022 #12

It matters not that we can do better, it's that West Virginia can't... Wounded Bear May 2022 #13

Try 75% with Dems, lifetime TwilightZone May 2022 #23

Manchin votes with Biden 95% of the time. lapucelle May 2022 #24

And no judges not to mention threatening to shut down the government and let Demsrule86 May 2022 #29

We need to ask him LittleGirl May 2022 #5

Then we Rebl2 May 2022 #6

No Democrat except Manchin can win a General...that is madess. We need more Democrats Demsrule86 May 2022 #30

Basically what Rebl2 May 2022 #33

I am sorry...must have replied to the wrong poster...Mea Culpa! Demsrule86 May 2022 #35

Awesome idea! Let's make Mitch McConnell the majority leader! tritsofme May 2022 #8

This is what is wrong with some ...they seem to hate Manchin who votes with us most of Demsrule86 May 2022 #31

And TFG Speaker of the House. LastLiberal in PalmSprings May 2022 #32

Seriously, we would lose the majority and he votes with us most of the time...I suggest you Demsrule86 May 2022 #25

I just add him to my "always somebody that fucks up everything" list. Always..... walkingman May 2022 #10

There was a piece in Rolling Stone, I think, that highlighted the PatrickforB May 2022 #11

He's a Democrat because he can't win as a Republican. haele May 2022 #14

I think he has one more nasty trick in mind for the dems PortTack May 2022 #15

He will not switch parties. And if we pick up to seats ...it wouldn't matter. Demsrule86 May 2022 #26

I sure hope you're right! PortTack May 2022 #37

I find Kyrsten Cinema more disturbing. nevergiveup May 2022 #17

Same, and we wouldn't confirm judges if there were no (D) next to Manchin's name Alhena May 2022 #21

He has voted for every judge and we do need him...even if we get more Democrats. Demsrule86 May 2022 #28

She started out a s fucking Green...enough said. She is a Democrat and she voted for the Demsrule86 May 2022 #27

And that's all he cares about. paleotn May 2022 #22

There are 47 Republican senators from states that are bluer than West Virginia BlueCheeseAgain May 2022 #34

That is absoutely correct...clearly, you have a great deal of brains and common sense... Demsrule86 May 2022 #36