Sen. Joe Manchin Claims He's 'Torn' on Impeachment Vote

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what is to be torn about?? @Sen_JoeManchin

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Manchin Claims He’s ‘Torn’ on Impeachment Vote
Manchin Claims He’s ‘Torn’ on Impeachment Vote
Senator Joe Manchin (D., W. Va.) said on Wednesday that he was "torn" regarding whether he would vote to convict President Trump of high crimes and misdemeanors once the impeachment proceedings reach...
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Joe Manchin told me that he's "very much torn" about whether to vote to convict Trump on both counts.

"We have a divided country. On the other hand. we have equal branch of governments, responsibilities in the Constitution. There are a lot of things at stake here.“

[bluestarone]

1. BULLSHIT

What's the matter with him?

[maxsolomon]

3. He is Joe Manchin.

He is going to waffle until the vote - his voters are Trump voters, too.

[hatrack]

25. He's Susan Collins with a dick . . .

And (purportedly) a "D" after his name.

[Skidmore]

2. The only thing he's

torn about is whether to switch parties.

[shanti]

10. So why doesn't he?

[PatSeg]

16. My first reaction was

"Oh, switch parties already." He's not fooling anyone.

[FBaggins]

27. He votes against Trump almost half of the time

If there’s someone to the left of that in WV that could win that seat... feel free to let us know.

[handmade34]

28. we need the D by his name

he may not be fooling anyone but the D helps (or may help to win the majority)

[PatSeg]

30. I know

I just get so tired of him often behaving more like a republican than a Democrat.

[42bambi]

4. He's thinking of himself and not the

country, ya' know just like Trump!

[Butterflylady]

11. Yep, you're right on

He wants to keep his job, no matter what.

[uponit7771]

5. Damn

[FiveGoodMen]

6. "Hm. Should we really be a democracy? Or should we just keep shouting that we are while corrupting

everything?"

I'm torn.

[Funtatlaguy]

7. Of course he is just as Collins will be concerned.

[gratuitous]

8. "There are a lot of things at stake here"

Sen. Manchin, why did you run for election? You won your race, and that means you're sitting in the big chair. Not someone else like Don Blankenship; YOU. Sooner or later, you knew you were going to face a tough decision, whether to honor your oath of office or pander to the oaf in the Oval Office. Yeah, you could lose some votes by doing the right thing by your oath and the Constitution. You could also restore a small amount of credibility to a badly damaged political system. You call it divided, and I'll agree with you. But divided between what and what?

If you can't make the case for the Constitution, maybe you're in the wrong line of work. The party needs all the Democrats in office we can get; but even more than that, the country needs elected officials who will uphold their oath of office.

[Raven123]

9. Actually we have one thing - The Constitutionally established USA

[VOX]

12. Chicken shit! If there was EVER an appropriate time to impeach & convict, this is it.

Otherwise, the asshole-in-chief not only gets away with serious stuff, he’ll be in full party mode in 2020.

Christ, if I were younger, I’d immigrate to New Zealand as fast as a guaranteed job and the accompanying paperwork could be pushed through.

If 45 is re-elected with Russian interference and other assorted tactics, the known U.S. will be in a death-spiral, and a fully fascist country will emerge from the ashes. We’re halfway there already. Republicans would LOVE to completely ditch democracy, fluff up the bums of the mega-rich, and exist in a theocratic oligarchy ruled by an autocrat.

[triron]

18. I'd go to Canada. Much better country.

[VOX]

19. That works for me, too.

I’d relocate to Vancouver in a flash. Unfortunately, I’m of retirement age, and no country wants “oldies” who are just going to suck up the benefits.

In some cases, you can invest huge sums of money in a country’s government to live there. Although Australia discontinued “investor immigration” just a few years ago; New Zealand still has one in place. For now.

Should the fascists win, my wife and I are considering moving to a condo in Hawaii. It’s still the U.S., but somewhat removed, and loaded with breathtaking distractions.

[flotsam]

13. The DNC should tell him if he votes not to convict

they will primary him to death and if he survives the DNC should support the GOP candidate-Manchin should not be allowed to use his seat to shit on basic decency and if that's what we are going to get I'd rather lose the seat than let Trump "support" be called bipartisan.

[Harker]

14. He should remain silent

until he has had the evidence presented directly to him for his proper deliberation.

[spanone]

15. Yea, I bet he is.

[Garrett78]

17. And yet people here get upset when some of us say 20 Republican Senators won't convict.

We'll be lucky to get 50 votes to convict.

[UTUSN]

20. Of *course* he is!1

[Talitha]

21. His oath is to the Constitution - NOT to his constituents, dammit!!!

[pnwmom]

22. He can tell all his voters how torn he is, as long as, in the end

he votes to convict.

What he says right now really doesn't matter. Only the final vote.

[superpatriotman]

23. So brave

WV strong?

[standingtall]

24. What a coward

He almost 80 and even if he does run for reelection Trump will not be President by then as he just won reelection last year. If he votes to acquit Trump that is not acceptable and he should finally be primaried.

[Polybius]

29. He's only 72

He's up again in 2024, let's hope Trump won't still be there, but he could be. If he wins next year, he would be there until January 20, 2025.

[guillaumeb]

26. Is being "torn" stronger or weaker than being "concerned" like Susan Collins?