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In reply to the discussion: Manchin refuses to say whether he wants Democrats to win elections. "That's playing politics." [View all]DetlefK
(16,423 posts)29. DU certainly has a censorship-problem.
I got OPs deleted for posting a news-article that a certain somebody is getting donations from a certain somebody. Twice.
Because it's absolutely FORBIDDEN to badmouth Democrats on DU... unless those Democrats happen to be Manchin, Sinema or Gabbard, in which cases it's somehow perfectly fine to say bad things about Democrats.
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Manchin refuses to say whether he wants Democrats to win elections. "That's playing politics." [View all]
DetlefK
Jul 2022
OP
If you mean "he's still a waste of space like Susan Collins", then OK
muriel_volestrangler
Jul 2022
#11
It's a Democrat who won't publicly support other Democrats, even when given a chance
muriel_volestrangler
Jul 2022
#32
In his case, the best way to support a Democratic majority is to refrain from saying so.
femmedem
Jul 2022
#16
I'll take that as a great big fat "NO" as the answer to the question .OBVIOUSLY. n/t
msfiddlestix
Jul 2022
#4
You might expect the Democratic Manchin to be more supportive than the Independent Angus King
muriel_volestrangler
Jul 2022
#28