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MineralMan

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9. OK, let's have a look:

Reply to TexasBushwhacker (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 26, 2017, 04:23 PM

Jul 2017

Since he entered the Senate in 2010, during the 111th Congress, Manchin has voted with his party 77 percent of the time in the average Congress5 on votes in which at least 50 percent of Democrats voted one way and 50 percent of Republicans voted the other way. (For shorthand, I’m calling these party-line votes.) The median senator6 over that stretch voted with her party 94 percent of the time on such votes.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/liberals-would-be-foolish-to-target-joe-manchin/

So, just over three-quarters of the time he has voted with the Democratic Caucus for several years running. So, could a more progressive Democrat get elected in WV? I don't have the answer to that, but I'd ask, "How would a Republican from WV vote?"

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So, who is the most conservative Democrat [View all] MineralMan Jul 2017 OP

Joe Manchin, West Virginia TexasBushwhacker Jul 2017 #1

OK, let's have a look: MineralMan Jul 2017 #9

you are only looking at part of the issue with running conservative dems. Is he better than a JCanete Jul 2017 #13

So, run someone in the Primary, and see MineralMan Jul 2017 #18

Not everybody here is fond of the idea of primarying incumbents. In fact, isn't it the threat of JCanete Jul 2017 #20

I think primaries are the time for challenges. MineralMan Jul 2017 #21

Fair enough. Sadly though, it's usually deeper pockets who decide which candidates JCanete Jul 2017 #22

Typically, the national Democratic Party organizations do not MineralMan Jul 2017 #23

Joe Manchin is identified as the most conservative Democrat Doc Coco Jul 2017 #2

I'll repeat my post from above. Your number seems to be incorrect: MineralMan Jul 2017 #10

It's Manchin of WV. Tatiana Jul 2017 #3

That would be my guess, too. MineralMan Jul 2017 #11

According to countless Democrats on Election Day 2016 it was Hillary Clinton. StevieM Jul 2017 #4

Followed closely by Barack Obama and Joe Biden RhodeIslandOne Jul 2017 #6

Manchin Demonaut Jul 2017 #5

Interesting thing about Manchin. Weekend Warrior Jul 2017 #7

Henry Cuellar in the House LeftInTX Jul 2017 #8

OK. What's his longer term voting record. Trump hasn't been MineralMan Jul 2017 #12

I don't know. He calls himself a blue dog. LeftInTX Jul 2017 #14

Congressman Lipinski of Illinois dsc Jul 2017 #15

relative to his district, it's the odious Dan Lipinski (from a safe seat in IL) geek tragedy Jul 2017 #16

A question-is Lipinski Catholic? Boomerproud Jul 2017 #19

KnR, MinMan Hekate Jul 2017 #17