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West Virginia

RandySF

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4. He's in deep deep red West Virginia

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Fri Jan 19, 2018, 02:23 AM

Jan 2018

He's been loyal to preserving the ACA and voting against the tax bill. He's the only Dem defector on a continuing resolution that requires 60 votes to break the filibuster. No harm, no foul.

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Why is Manchin breaking with Dems on shutdown? [View all] BigmanPigman Jan 2018 OP

west virginia JI7 Jan 2018 #1

Huh? BigmanPigman Jan 2018 #2

you asked why he is breaking with dems JI7 Jan 2018 #3

Yes, I was just watching Rachel Maddow and she BigmanPigman Jan 2018 #5

He's in deep deep red West Virginia RandySF Jan 2018 #4

He's playing it safe. He knows it doesn't matter. The_Casual_Observer Jan 2018 #6

It will not make a difference in the shutdown. Staph Jan 2018 #7

If he's the only one, the question should be why didn't McCaskill do the same ? OnDoutside Jan 2018 #8