I taped Morning Joe & just watched Manchin. That asshole is a bigger apologist for

[catbyte]

Benedict Donald than Bob Corker, for chrissakes. It pisses me off to no end that he has the nerve to call himself a Democrat. Does he even caucus with the Democrats or does he caucus with the Republicans? If that's the best that West Virginia can do, why bother?

[BlueCaliDem]

1. Consider the State he's from. West Viriginia: Trump country. eom

[VigilantG]

3. I agree! I watched him too--pathetic!

[Demsrule86]

2. Because he is a sure no vote for the health care abomination...

And because he votes for us 80% of the time...which is way more than any GOP would do...and yes he is the best we can do...and I say we keep him if we want to win back control of the senate...a minority of liberals like me is still a minority and is powerless.

[BeyondGeography]

4. Trump won WV by 42 points and Manchin is still favored to win next year

One could say he knows what he's doing. This is a good piece on why you might want to fight other battles:

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

[Botany]

5. Understanding W.V.