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Showing Original Post only (View all)A few good reasons to vote for Manchin in November: [View all]
Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader
Kamala Harris, Chair, Judiciary Committee
Elizabeth Warren, Chair, Environment and Public Works Committee
Dick Durbin, Chair, Appropriations Committee
Tammy Duckworth, Chair, Armed Services Committee
Bernie Sanders, Chair, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Corey Booker, Chair, Rules and Administration Committee
Beto O'Rourke, Chair, Select Committee on Ethics
Etc, etc. You get the idea.
Yes, voting for Manchin is very counter-intuitive. But please, let's not have a repeat of 2016!
Pragmatism before emotions.
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We have to realize there are three types of Democrats and only one type of Republican
only my opinion
Oct 2018
#29
You realize that he didn't switch Parties when he could have in 2015...or 2017?
brooklynite
Oct 2018
#12
Yeah, vote for someone who completely betrayed the Democratic Party and all women.
PoindexterOglethorpe
Oct 2018
#14
How exactly to you propose getting a "real Democrat" in his place when the election is in one month
OhioBlue
Oct 2018
#15
If you primary him with someone more liberal, they will lose. WV isn't going to elect anyone to the
OhioBlue
Oct 2018
#31
yeah, if it means Chuck Schumer would be majority leader it makes ALL THE FUCKING DIFFERENCE because
JI7
Oct 2018
#30
Yes, then be ready to primary him in six years. That could give an opponent plenty....
JoeOtterbein
Oct 2018
#22
the problem with Dems pretending to be repugs is that they don't bring in progressive votes
elmac
Oct 2018
#26