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mvd

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12. That's how I feel

Reply to Freethinker65 (Reply #9)

Tue Jun 27, 2017, 05:50 PM

Jun 2017

I think they are too far to the right to be Democrats. The party already went too far right IMO. But if they can moderate the Republicans, that would be great. Collins has not lived up to that enough, so the health bill is a big test.

It may be moot anyway because they don't want to change.

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I would like to see Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski switch to the Democratic Party. [View all] kentuck Jun 2017 OP

Two votes gets us nowhere due to Pence. We'd need a third. LonePirate Jun 2017 #1

Manchin, as bad as he is, has a lifetime progressive score of 71% Warpy Jun 2017 #5

No chance. Both love getting their ego stroked too much Thrill Jun 2017 #2

Collins is a giant fraud. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jun 2017 #3

Great idea! nt ladjf Jun 2017 #4

I'd like to see us replace both of them with straight up progressive Democrats. Voltaire2 Jun 2017 #6

Ideally, that would be the best solution. kentuck Jun 2017 #7

Not as Democrats. We just need some Republicans to vote against the bill. Voltaire2 Jun 2017 #10

Imo, very short-sighted. Ideal would be they remain in the Hortensis Jun 2017 #14

yep +++++++++++++ JHan Jun 2017 #15

Me, too. SharonClark Jun 2017 #8

It could happen to Collins, but I don't see AK electing a Dem n/t TexasBushwhacker Jun 2017 #19

They had a Dem from 2008-14. BannonsLiver Jun 2017 #20

Yeah, but he got elected because Ted Stevens was a crook n/t TexasBushwhacker Jun 2017 #21

Doesn't really matter. It happened. BannonsLiver Jun 2017 #22

Begich lost by 2 points after leading the polls by 9 points Awsi Dooger Jun 2017 #23

Not sure why this is controversial BannonsLiver Jun 2017 #24

No. But I would like them to be allowed in their own party to be moderate Freethinker65 Jun 2017 #9

That's how I feel mvd Jun 2017 #12

It might give them a sense of freedom? kentuck Jun 2017 #16

I wonder wryter2000 Jun 2017 #11

Murkowski was "primaried" in 2010 by a teabagger BumRushDaShow Jun 2017 #13

I would prefer to see a couple more Democrats elected instead Vogon_Glory Jun 2017 #17

They are just 2 players in a kabuki play, they are 2 moderates that can be pulled if needed. CK_John Jun 2017 #18

whatever the likelihood of that bigtree Jun 2017 #25

Neither one would do that. Best we can hope for from them is that they will oppose it because of still_one Jun 2017 #26

political suicide....dems would only somewhat support them and the gop org would bring out there gun dembotoz Jun 2017 #27

No thanks. We already have Mancin. CanonRay Jun 2017 #28