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Other Senate Democrats face risks in voting for Build Back Better
washington examiner ^ | 12/1/2021 | Moshe Hill

Posted on 12/09/2021 10:07:08 AM PST by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas

Here are some of the Democrats most at risk if they vote for the bill.
Mark Kelly — Arizona
Kelly represents the same voters that Sinema does, and his head-to-head polling numbers are not promising. Early polls have Kelly leading between 4 and 9 points, never breaking above 44% of the vote. Arizona is considered a battleground state for 2022. Without Trump on the ticket, the winner of the crowded GOP primary has a great shot at victory. Kelly’s "aye" vote might be the nail in his coffin.
Catherine Cortez Masto — Nevada
Nevada is another state that Biden won in 2020 but is now considered a toss-up state. Cortez Masto edged out Republican Joe Heck in 2016 by a mere 2.4 percentage points and is currently leading in polling by 5 points. Neither of these numbers are impressive enough if Nevada has Virginia or New Jersey-esque swings in 2022. While Democrats do outnumber Republicans in registered voters, it is by a small enough number that the independents are in control of this race.
Maggie Hassan — New Hampshire
Hassan is facing a tough campaign, with early polling showing her trailing Gov. Chris Sununu, who was rumored to get into the race. To Hassan’s relief, Sununu decided to run for reelection as governor, so the GOP needs to find a suitable replacement. Nevertheless, Hassan has an atrocious 33% approval rating and only won her election in 2016 by 0.1 percentage points.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events; US: Arizona; US: Nevada; US: New Hampshire
KEYWORDS: biden; senate
Even if senate dems (plus RINOs) pass "build back better" that might result in a bigger GOP senate majority. Manchin and Sinema are nervous about that.
1 posted on 12/09/2021 10:07:08 AM PST by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas
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To: GOPJ; DoughtyOne

ping


2 posted on 12/09/2021 10:08:30 AM PST by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Re-imagine the media!)
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To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas

Repeal the 17th, and we’d have a Republican majority in the Senate. Easy.


3 posted on 12/09/2021 10:10:31 AM PST by rarestia (“A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.” -Hamilton)
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To: rarestia

With the 17th repealed, easy. To repeal the 17th, not that easy.


4 posted on 12/09/2021 10:46:47 AM PST by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Re-imagine the media!)
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To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas

The problem for the Dems is if they vote against it then the far left will fund primary challenges against them and if they make it through the primaries the far left will refuse to fund their general elections.

On the other hand, if they vote for it then the far left will fund them in the primaries and general election and if they lose to a Republican will guarantee them nice cushy talking head jobs on MSNBC or CNN.


5 posted on 12/09/2021 11:52:21 AM PST by Bubba_Leroy (Dementia Joe is Not My President!)
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To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas

Building back better is exactly what we were doing during Trump’s years, prior to the Communist Chinese bio weapons attack and the following fraudulent election.

The rats ruined it in less than a year.


6 posted on 12/09/2021 11:55:04 AM PST by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Militia to the border! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas

This really should be called “Build Back Bullsh#t.”


7 posted on 12/09/2021 12:28:38 PM PST by ReleaseTheHounds ("The problem with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." M. Thatcher )
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To: ReleaseTheHounds

That’s what I call it.


8 posted on 12/09/2021 1:04:18 PM PST by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Re-imagine the media!)
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To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas; rarestia
Have you joined the Convention of States movement?

Join Convention of States.

9 posted on 12/09/2021 2:58:14 PM PST by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
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To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas

Most of the House Dems who would be ‘damaged’ by a BBB thumbs up vote have already announced their retirement.


10 posted on 12/09/2021 7:05:29 PM PST by Tallguy
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To: Tallguy
Most of the House Dems who would be ‘damaged’ by a BBB thumbs up vote have already announced their retirement.

The Houae? The article was about the senate vote.

11 posted on 12/09/2021 8:03:21 PM PST by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Re-imagine the media!)
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To: Jacquerie

At this time it would seem unlikely for 3/4 of the states to agree.


12 posted on 12/09/2021 8:07:38 PM PST by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Re-imagine the media!)
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To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas

The announced retirements are on the House-side. But the point is that the Democrats are all-in on Build Back Better as evidenced by the fact that the votes are going forward even at the expense of the careers of Democrat office-holders. They ‘expect’ to lose as a result so many of them won’t even run for re-election.


13 posted on 12/10/2021 2:46:58 AM PST by Tallguy
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