Manchin is going to cross the aisle and work with trump

[Horse with no Name]

he is bellowing on mtp.....he just said that putin isn't an issue with him.

Fucking quisling.

[montanacowboy]

2. Always has been always will be

He is an asshole who keeps selling WVA down the river and they keep buying it

Fuck them all

[malaise]

4. Fugg all blue dogs n/t

[Angry Dragon]

5. another Trump hemorrhoid

[demosincebirth]

6. Who would have guessed?

[JustinL]

7. So now we need to more Repubs besides McCain and Graham...

who have the guts to stand up to Trump.

[Salviati]

8. The democratic leadership needs to set some bright lines....

E.g. if you vote with the republicans to repeal the ACA or to cut medicare/social security then not only should the national party not support your re-election bid, but they should be actively recruiting people to primary you.

[yallerdawg]

9. Just a thought.

52-48 Senate split.

Manchin is one of us. Not exactly like us, but one for our side.

He is not irredeemable. He just stuck his thumb in the Republican eye over miner health issues!

53-47 is not better.

[SaschaHM]

11. I wonder if all this Blue Dog B*tching will still be present if we

regain a Senate majority. I bet folks are going to want Manchin to caucus with us then if he's the deciding vote.

[SaschaHM]

10. As he should (on some issues)...

He's a Dem from WV, not CA or NY. At points during the Trump administration, he's going to have to actually be representative of the Dems of WV if he wants to stay in office. His job is to please the voters of WV, who are a bit more conservative than a Dem that you would find in CA or NY.

[edhopper]

12. which issues?

privatizing Medicare and SS?

Giant tax breaks for the Rich?

Repealing Obamacare?

Confirming corporate assholes with ties to Russia to the cabinet?

Which issues that Trump has put forward do you want him to support?

[SaschaHM]

15. I'm not going to provide you with a list.

I expect Manchin and his team know better what sells to voters in WV than either of us. The republicans have a majority and there will be few instances in which he is ever the deciding vote on whether it passes or not so for many things, I simply don't care if he has to cast a symbolic vote to keep the Dem's numbers up in the Senate. I'd rather retake the Senate with some extra safe votes before casting folks out of our caucus.

[NCTraveler]

17. It's not the the poster wants him to support anything.

It simply makes sense. I'm sure Manchin will support numerous Trump and Republican moves with respect to the EPA.

[NCTraveler]

18. It would be nothing new.

http://www.ontheissues.org/Joe_Manchin_III.htm

[edhopper]

20. what a DINO.

[Blaukraut]

14. His state will thank him by voting him out of office and putting in a real Republican

when he is up for reelection.

[geek tragedy]

16. up for re-election in 2018, in a state Trump won by 42%. nt

[yallerdawg]

19. Them damned old elite Democrats...

just said Manchin did us a favor staying in the Senate - and wanting to run again.

A 60-40 split in 2018 could be an extinction-level-event as things stand now.

Underground victories tend to be smallish.