So, who is the most conservative Democrat

[MineralMan]

21. I think primaries are the time for challenges.

Frankly, that's why they exist. So, if West Virginians truly don't like Manchin, then they should run someone they like more in the primary for that seat. It's up to WV Democrats to choose their candidate.

I don't ever say that people shouldn't run in primary elections. They are how our system works. I suspect, though, that any primary opponent of Manchin, in that particular state, will have a very, very difficult time. However, if people there believe that a more progressive Democrat could win, they should field the very best candidate they can find and see what the people in that state want to do.

My point, here, is that not every state will elect a progressive Democrat to the Senate. So far, Manchin has managed to stay in office. If he, or whatever other Democrat wins in a primary loses, however, the Republican who wins is going to vote 0% of the time with the Senate Democratic caucus.

That's the equation that is true in every state for Senate races. In the end, either a Democrat or Republican is going to Washington. I prefer that a Democrat serve as Senator. But I can only vote for Senators from my own state. I have to leave West Virginia and every other state other than my own for the voters in those states to decide.

That's why I stay out of discussions about Senate races in states other than my own. My input is not desired, nor needed, for the voters to decide who they want to represent them. I just hope it's a Democrat.