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65. No one said they should shut up

Tue Feb 2, 2021, 08:39 PM

Feb 2021

But they are foolish if they think a progressive can beat Manchin and the Republican. Give the voters of WV a true progressive and they will pick the Republican.

Instead of doing dumb things, why not do a smart thing like reach out to WV voters to see if you can convince them they should favor progressive policies and candidates.

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Progressive Group That Helped Elect AOC Targets Joe Manchin, Kyrsten Sinema for Replacement [View all] Polybius Feb 2021 OP

That's just stupid. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2021 #1

Our options in WV are someone who votes Dem 50% of the time... TwilightZone Feb 2021 #4

Yup. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2021 #13

So Even Though Progressive Policies are strongly favored SamsDrink Feb 2021 #54

WVA is not exactly a hotbed of progressive thought. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2021 #60

No one said they should shut up treestar Feb 2021 #65

You ain't from around here, iz ya? Boomer Feb 2021 #68

That is pretty spot on. riversedge Feb 2021 #33

Short, sweet and 100% correct. paleotn Feb 2021 #36

Agreed. Losing Manchin would mean an extreme right-wing Republican in that seat. SharonAnn Feb 2021 #15

Dumbest thing ever, need to be a big tent ouija Feb 2021 #20

+1 K&R. Can't claim we are the party of unity & inclusion and then say we don't like that onetexan Feb 2021 #56

Good luck obnoxiousdrunk Feb 2021 #2

Shows a fundamental misunderstanding of the politics of both states. TwilightZone Feb 2021 #3

The thing that bugs me is there are areas where they might field a Democrat to take a Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #70

Progressive group. rso Feb 2021 #5

The "Progressive" Wing Has Never Won a Race Not in a Deep Blue District- Any Dem Can Win Those Indykatie Feb 2021 #6

Dangerous game jorgevlorgan Feb 2021 #7

Right, because losing our slim majority will teach them a lesson IronLionZion Feb 2021 #8

Why don't they go after REPUBLICANS instead? This is a very myopic and foolish game. NurseJackie Feb 2021 #9

Nothing wrong with primarying them. Jay25 Feb 2021 #10

Lord. NurseJackie Feb 2021 #12

Yeah, there IS something wrong with primarying them. Candidates who are primaried pnwmom Feb 2021 #14

It also depletes the incumbent's finances, making it more difficult to campaign in the fall. George II Feb 2021 #59

This! ProfessorGAC Feb 2021 #72

Yes, thank you. n/t pnwmom Feb 2021 #74

Yes, there is. Why don't they expend a little energy and money on GOPers The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2021 #17

What other Democrat can possibly win in W Va???? groundloop Feb 2021 #28

Recipe for disaster Boomer Feb 2021 #69

But if they get lucky and wind up getting a weaker Democrat as the nominee.... George II Feb 2021 #35

Sure, nothing wrong with having the incumbent Democrat mcar Feb 2021 #53

They won't treestar Feb 2021 #66

2024? Aren't they getting ahead of themselves? brush Feb 2021 #11

You're absolutely right... appmanga Feb 2021 #16

Fool's Errand! MineralMan Feb 2021 #18

Manchin is as progressive as West Virginia gets. BlueTsunami2018 Feb 2021 #19

Newsweak GeorgeGist Feb 2021 #21

Counterproductive, but the anger at conservative Dems assisting McConnell Roisin Ni Fiachra Feb 2021 #22

Lets just give up. Let Republicans have their abettors. Sounds like a plan. LiberalLovinLug Feb 2021 #23

I Agree With This mezame Feb 2021 #25

yup +1000 LiberalLovinLug Feb 2021 #27

It's a winner My Pet Orangutan Feb 2021 #31

Yup. LiberalLovinLug Feb 2021 #34

"If leadership keeps going on the offensive against their own candidates...", so what do you want... George II Feb 2021 #37

So 54% is not a majority? LiberalLovinLug Feb 2021 #49

Yes it is, and note that they say "a single national government program", not any one.... George II Feb 2021 #57

You are bickering over the name. LiberalLovinLug Feb 2021 #77

No I'm not. At the time of that poll there were several different plans that people were aware of... George II Feb 2021 #79

No the ACA is not adequate. We agree to disagree then LiberalLovinLug Feb 2021 #81

Meaningless; try doing it state by state treestar Feb 2021 #67

Democrats literally ran a Justice Democrat who supported M4A in the 2020 WV senate race. Drunken Irishman Feb 2021 #47

And THERE is your answer! One wonders the motivation of a group that primaries a Democratic.... George II Feb 2021 #61

This wasn't a swing state was it? LiberalLovinLug Feb 2021 #76

WV is specifically mentioned in the OP you're replying to. Drunken Irishman Feb 2021 #78

Who are you calling republican "moles", Manchin and Sinema? George II Feb 2021 #38

WV literally did what you are advocating for in the 2020 senate race. Drunken Irishman Feb 2021 #46

Same thing happened here in Texas. TwilightZone Feb 2021 #63

You clearly have no understanding of how or why Sinema won in Arizona. If we ran an AOC-like LongtimeAZDem Feb 2021 #51

The only thing we'd be giving up on is two seats in the Senate. TwilightZone Feb 2021 #62

Yeah wryter2000 Feb 2021 #24

Lovely. Whoever thinks an AOC-like progressive has a chance... SKKY Feb 2021 #26

Justice Democrats' endorsees have NEVER won a general election (indeed very few primaries).... George II Feb 2021 #29

Really bad move. They need to do better homework. Lonestarblue Feb 2021 #30

Are these stupid people working for the Qeblicans? WVreaper Feb 2021 #32

Sounds like folks who have no concept of WV or AZ. paleotn Feb 2021 #39

+1 LongtimeAZDem Feb 2021 #43

This is bad, VP Harris just blindsided both of them by giving interviews in their home states. Lasher Feb 2021 #40

Those interviews have been blown way out of proportion. Harris didn't go to either state.... George II Feb 2021 #41

They were interviews with local news outlets. Lasher Feb 2021 #44

Did you notice that Manchin voted to move the Biden plan forward in the Senate? mcar Feb 2021 #55

None of that means Manchin wasn't blindsided by the Harris interview Lasher Feb 2021 #58

And Arizona will go back to the GOP :( LongtimeAZDem Feb 2021 #42

They need to reconsider their targets. marble falls Feb 2021 #45

WV Dems nominated a Justice Democrat in 2020 to run against Shelley Moore Capito. She lost 70-27. Drunken Irishman Feb 2021 #48

Let the system work. I was designed exactly for this. nt Gore1FL Feb 2021 #50

Here's a tip "progressive group" mcar Feb 2021 #52

A better stratagy would be to just get more Democrats elected Salviati Feb 2021 #64

Makes sense - can't have that! TwilightZone Feb 2021 #75

That is completely insane!!! This is WV for God's sake! grobertj Feb 2021 #71

Operating outside of one's "Circle of Concern" is terrible waste of resources. oasis Feb 2021 #73

Saikat Chakrabarti is a Grifting Scumbag . He is a wall street whore and Silicon Valley whore JI7 Feb 2021 #80