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SHRED

(28,136 posts) Mon Apr 23, 2018, 11:27 AM Apr 2018

Joe Manchin will vote to confirm Pompeo as SoS

Does he really need to do this in order to retain his Senate seat?
Really?

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Joe Manchin will vote to confirm Pompeo as SoS (Original Post) SHRED Apr 2018 OP

He doesn't need to edhopper Apr 2018 #1

Probably, yeah. Loki Liesmith Apr 2018 #2

trump always has ONE vote he can be sure of.... spanone Apr 2018 #3

What a scam, duforsure Apr 2018 #4

Of course he will. No surprise there. Nanjeanne Apr 2018 #5

edhopper

(33,615 posts)

1. He doesn't need to

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Mon Apr 23, 2018, 11:30 AM

Apr 2018

but Joe is a moderate Republican at heart. He can win as a very conservative Dem, but would loose in the primary if he ran as a Repub.

He votes this way because that is how he truly is.