Posted on 06/06/2021 9:11:21 AM PDT by ScottfromNJ
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin on Sunday defended his decision to vote against a sweeping voting rights bill and reiterated his opposition to gutting the filibuster, declaring in the strongest terms yet that he is not willing to change Senate rules to help his party push through much of President Joe Biden's agenda. "I believe that partisan voting legislation will destroy the already weakening binds of our democracy, and for that reason, I will vote against the For the People Act. Furthermore, I will not vote to weaken or eliminate the filibuster," Manchin, a moderate Democrat from West Virginia, wrote in an op-ed published in the Charleston Gazette.
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True. But all Manchin cares about is Manchin, and remaining a Senator for the forseable future.
Joe Manchin more than counters the Rino Rats like Susan Collins, Mitt Romney, Lisa Murkowski, etc. He is a man of conviction!
It is, but Manchin is a serial liar. He misrepresents himself.
I still remember that campaign commercial he did, shooting at a congressional bill (I think it was Obamacare), declaring he was against it.
I do not trust him.
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Guessing the mainstream media’s tone of coverage will be quite different than like John McCain saving Obamacare, huh?
Come on, MSNBC, he’s a brave maverick bucking his party for what he believes is right, correct?
Oh baloney.
Excellent point!
West Virginia is like 70/30 R Now.
BULL$#!T
Voter registration as of April 2021
Republican.....37.80%
Democrat........35.64%
Uniffiliated.....22.35%
Party brands of office holders (R & D) are applied with a running iron.
Many of those “Unaffiliated” are recently (less than 10yrs) from the Rats.
Hmmm...must be up for reelection again.
I’ll wait and see. Xiden will sweeten the pot for his vote.
Don’t worry, Mitt will be there to reliably vote with the Democrats ... that’s what backstabbers do.
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Exactly! And once Manchin is sure that there are enough sorry RINOa who will vote with the DEMS, he can then vote against his party and say he voted against the bill but the votes just weren’t there.
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