Posted on 12/17/2021 6:02:12 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday said to reporters that “it would be a great idea” for Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) to switch to the Republican Party.
The comment came after McConnell and Manchin had a meeting as negotiations continue for President Biden’s Build Back Better plan, The Associated Press reported.
“As you know, he likes to talk,” McConnell said of Manchin. “It would not surprise you to know that I’ve suggested for years it would be a great idea, representing a deep red state like West Virginia, for him to come over to our side.”
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A non-RINO conservative would do.
He just won reelection coupla years ago.
Up again in 2024.
He defeated the non RINO conservative.
Not in primary.
A simple truth that too many don't want to hear. Would I rather have a conservative than a RINO? Of course! But given the choice between a RINO and a Democrat, I'll take the RINO.
Truth is, RINO's are exclusively Republicans in Name only. Just look at the party breakdown for the votes by party in Garland, Kavanaugh, Barrett, and now BBB. Party affiliation does matter even if they abandon us on a lot of other votes.
In the general, which is harder for a Dem in a deep red state.
If I was Manchin I’d form a third party with Sinema. They would be more powerful than either the R or D party and if hr named it The Coal Party he’d never have to worry about being reelected.
It would be a great idea especially if Manchin brought the tart from Arizona with him. That would make the senate 52-48.
It would be a good idea for McConnell to just retire and let a real conservative take his place
That was supposed to be “not” exclusively. They do tend to vote more often as Republicans than do actual Democrats, even if they are not generally reliable.
Yes, because we need someone to replace John McCain?
Statistically, about two thirds of Republican senators are more conservative than McConnell, and about one third are even less conservative.
So McConnell’s job is herding his senate cats into one united force, a political tiger, so to speak.
And keeping Senate Republicans reasonably united is his biggest achievement, while getting crossways with Donald Trump is his greatest failure.
Now, given the choice, I’d take Trump over McConnell in a heartbeat, but if asked “who better to lead Senate Republicans”, I have no answer.
To be honest, he's been very effective at that, with his greatest failure being McCain going back oh his word and saving Obamacare. But ..that's McCain.
There’s always room for another Assistant Democrat, just ask the voters of Kentucky, South Carolina, Idaho, North Dakota, Florida, etc.
The leadership reflects the majority of the members.
Mitch’s bitches made him leader.
Crapo, Grassley, Hoeven, Lankford, Lee, Moran, Murkowsky, Rubio, Scott, Thune and Young all need to be primaried in 2022, even if Trump endorses them.
We will never MAGA by re-electing Assistant Democrats.
Fixed it for them.
Why would Manchin want to work under a lap dog.
You have to reach the general. Manchin would never survive the primary.
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