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thejoker123

(279 posts) Wed Feb 1, 2017, 04:25 PM Feb 2017

Democrats who voted for Tillerson [View all]

In addition to every single Republican Senator voting to confirm big oil titan and Putin BFF Rex Tillerson, the following Democrats joined in as well...

Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin (W.Va.), Heidi Heitkamp (N.D.), Mark Warner (Va.) and Independent Sen. Angus King (Maine) joined all Republicans in backing Trump's nominee. Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) skipped the vote.

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Democrats who voted for Tillerson [View all] thejoker123 Feb 2017 OP

Primary all of them! LW1977 Feb 2017 #1

Two are in solid red states BainsBane Feb 2017 #3

so does that mean the republicans MFM008 Feb 2017 #32

Yes, actually BainsBane Feb 2017 #36

What happens if a repub wins instead? cynatnite Feb 2017 #4

If a Repub wins instead, they NEVER vote with us. And we're that much more in the minority. EOM Grown2Hate Feb 2017 #13

Thank you. NurseJackie Feb 2017 #14

At least this way we get to always lose the really important votes that matter. TeamPooka Feb 2017 #19

As it stands now, in WV (for example), you have the exact same problem if you just let a real Repub Grown2Hate Feb 2017 #25

No. DURHAM D Feb 2017 #12

Lol Dem2 Feb 2017 #27

I hadn't heard about Warner. LisaM Feb 2017 #2

I don't get how he's helping coal- except to raise oil prices? bettyellen Feb 2017 #6

Hating brown people self interests thejoker123 Feb 2017 #11

I'm trying to figure out Warner, too. phylny Feb 2017 #34

Heitkamp & Manchin are up in 2018 in difficult states MrPurple Feb 2017 #5

When they are more afraid of Republicans than the people that send them to Washington... kentuck Feb 2017 #8

What? SaschaHM Feb 2017 #38

No clue what my Senator was thinking! GreenPartyVoter Feb 2017 #7

Why doesn't Manchin just change his party affiliation? Vinca Feb 2017 #9

Because he votes Democratic 75% of the time mythology Feb 2017 #15

PRIMARY THEM!!!! hurple Feb 2017 #10

Right ! and get a Teabagger Republican in their place. DURHAM D Feb 2017 #16

No, replace them with an actual democrat Equinox Moon Feb 2017 #20

In a RED state? WON'T HAPPEN. nt DURHAM D Feb 2017 #21

Yes. It is time for so-called red states to change. Equinox Moon Feb 2017 #23

Our attitudes don't need to change. DURHAM D Feb 2017 #24

Indeed, it is a horrible situation. Equinox Moon Feb 2017 #26

Would Mcauliffe be a better US Senator than Warner if Mcauliffe decided to run for the US Senate nkpolitics1212 Feb 2017 #28

You gave me all the info I need! BigDemVoter Feb 2017 #17

Maybe they are actually republicans Equinox Moon Feb 2017 #18

Probably a lot of them are from red states right? That would make sense since their ass is on the TrekLuver Feb 2017 #22

So why can't we run some "Republican" candidates of our own in these red state. Just slap a GOP tag nikibatts Feb 2017 #29

But isn't that what a red state Democrat already is...???? LOL TrekLuver Feb 2017 #31

Marshall Petain would be so proud Uponthegears Feb 2017 #30

Oh well, nothing we can do...... vi5 Feb 2017 #33

Got $100 that says Manchin switches before the midterm Jake Stern Feb 2017 #35

I disagree herding cats Feb 2017 #37