Col3814444@kbin.social to Politics@kbin.social · 1 year agoJoe Manchin Is Attacking Democrats As If He’s a Republicanplus.thebulwark.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squareATQ@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoHe’s not the Senate swing vote any more, so this is how he gets attention.
minus-squareAstroturfed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoHe was never a Democrat. Just someone willing to vote either way for enough grease.
minus-squarejpj007@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoHe also at least votes for a Dem Majority Leader and, coming from West Virginia, the alternative would be a full-fledged Republican. I don’t like the guy, I disagree with him majorly, but he’s better than the only likely alternative.
minus-squarewagesj45@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 year agoA barely necessary evil given how tight everything is. I wouldn’t feel bad if he stepped on a lego, though.
minus-squareItty53@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoOh yes he was. Manchin is a residual from the neoliberal movement. He’s a great reminder that Democrats have been “radical centrists” for decades. Democrats aren’t your friends. They’re just the better option between two conservative parties.
minus-squaremajkeli@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 year ago Democrats aren’t your friends. They’re just the better option between two conservative parties. Exactly.
He’s not the Senate swing vote any more, so this is how he gets attention.
He was never a Democrat. Just someone willing to vote either way for enough grease.
He also at least votes for a Dem Majority Leader and, coming from West Virginia, the alternative would be a full-fledged Republican.
I don’t like the guy, I disagree with him majorly, but he’s better than the only likely alternative.
A barely necessary evil given how tight everything is. I wouldn’t feel bad if he stepped on a lego, though.
Oh yes he was. Manchin is a residual from the neoliberal movement. He’s a great reminder that Democrats have been “radical centrists” for decades.
Democrats aren’t your friends. They’re just the better option between two conservative parties.
Exactly.