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JCanete

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11. how about agreeing with us on the big things, like this, and Gorsuch? All he does is water down our

Sat Jun 3, 2017, 04:39 PM

Jun 2017

brand, make us weak as the opposing party, and he will make us weak when we try to pass legislation if we become the majority party, and his position forces the rest of our Dems to walk on egg shells when talking about these things, for fear of putting a target on the heads of our own members that we supposedly need so badly. He's a fucking poison pill.

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So, are people going to give Sen. Manchin a pass for supporting Trump's Paris Agreement Withdrawl? [View all] n2doc Jun 2017 OP

I'd still rather have a DINO representing his state than another Rethug. pnwmom Jun 2017 #1

+1! eom BlueMTexpat Jun 2017 #6

The automatic assumption that this is as good as it gets is why it is going to be as good as it gets JCanete Jun 2017 #10

Exactly. nt babylonsister Jun 2017 #28

I sure as hell won't. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2017 #2

pandering to the coal industry to keep his job. he should lead on renewables jobs for WVa msongs Jun 2017 #3

I don't care for the Senator but kacekwl Jun 2017 #27

Due to Senate non-apportionment, we would have fewer than 40 seats without senators like Manchin BzaDem Jun 2017 #4

His party membership absolves him of any and all sins QC Jun 2017 #5

It certainly absolves him of that position. We need more Democrats, even if they don't always pnwmom Jun 2017 #8

how about agreeing with us on the big things, like this, and Gorsuch? All he does is water down our JCanete Jun 2017 #11

He votes with us most of the time. And he's electable. A pure progressive pnwmom Jun 2017 #12

that's a shit load of assumption though, and is in large part a self-fulfilling prophecy. nt JCanete Jun 2017 #13

No assumptions. He does vote with us most of the time and he was elected. pnwmom Jun 2017 #15

the biggest thing he gives us is one more vote for senate control JI7 Jun 2017 #17

Yes. Too many people don't understand the importance of that. pnwmom Jun 2017 #18

And what hurt merrick garland was that they did not allow the vote to take place JI7 Jun 2017 #20

over 70 percent of them voted for trump JI7 Jun 2017 #21

hell, then maybe we should run the prison inmate. Maybe there's another way to appeal to these JCanete Jun 2017 #22

there people are conservative and many are racist. if you want to appeal to them JI7 Jun 2017 #23

Manchin votes with us over 70% of the time. That's pretty good for a Senator pnwmom Jun 2017 #31

He is representing the voters of his state crazycatlady Jun 2017 #37

he is not representing them. If you put someone like Gorsuch on the court, or praise not joining JCanete Jun 2017 #38

He voted for Sessions too. a la izquierda Jun 2017 #24

How about some "Pro Life" Democrats? QC Jun 2017 #25

No one is saying he is a progressive hero. We are saying that it's better to have pnwmom Jun 2017 #33

No, it is the state he comes from treestar Jun 2017 #19

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Not me. But it's still much better to have him than a Republican. DanTex Jun 2017 #9

I'll leave the to West Virginians loyalsister Jun 2017 #14

he is from west virginia so his voters agree with him JI7 Jun 2017 #16

Agree with this. Calista241 Jun 2017 #29

One of many jackass statements Manchin has made, he cannot outrage me anymore.. JHan Jun 2017 #26

Nope. He's an asshole on many issues. TDale313 Jun 2017 #30

Yes. Trump has left him hanging with no coal mining jobs and NCjack Jun 2017 #32

He didn"t have to issue a statement, he could have been honest about the coal industry"s future SharonClark Jun 2017 #34

Never speak ill of a fellow Democrat. sharedvalues Jun 2017 #35

No, we are going to give him a pass for his support of Obamacare and emulatorloo Jun 2017 #36