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alp227

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14. the other wv senator Manchin is a moderate dlc type.

Reply to Mass (Reply #3)

Fri Jan 11, 2013, 07:44 PM

Jan 2013

I heard from the pbs newshour today that Rock was a pro labor senator. But I've also heard lots of criticism of manchin on du. Is it because WV its one of those purple states that votes Republicans for president bur democrats for local/state/congress office?

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