Will Manchin lose support among Democrats in his state with a yes vote?

[Baitball Blogger]

I haven't watched the polls in his state, but this vote coming in close to the election I wonder if there will be a blowback and will it depress the vote?

[LandOfHopeAndDreams]

1. That Is My Prediction

I think the race will tighten. He is making a big mistake. But that's not a surprise.

[ProudLib72]

2. Manchin needs to go

Voting 60% of the time with tRump does not make him a Dem by any stretch. If we cannot rely on him for this, the most important vote of his lifetime, why bother having him?

[HAB911]

4. +++++++++++

[Power 2 the People]

5. +1

[PBC_Democrat]

6. We Need Manchin!

Politics is a numbers games, we're seeing this in our inability to stop Kavanaugh.

To those who Sen. Manchin to go away - Just exactly who would you replace him with?

If you think that a true liberal can get elected in West Virginia - I'll take some of what you're having!

With Sen. Manchin, and hopefully a few more red state Ds, we control the committees and the agenda. If we lose them on a few votes once in awhile, I think it's a small price to pay to be in the majority.

Remember - his job is to represent the people of WV, who appear to be a pretty conservative group.

[lame54]

7. I agree with you 100%...

And I still want that SOB gone if he doesn't the right thing here

[Blue_true]

10. Maybe we can't elect a liberal, but we can elect a moderate that acts like a Dem.

We need to primary him in 2024, not with a wild eyed liberal, but with a moderate that has his or her foot on the ground.

[Jane Austin]

29. Preferably a union man or woman

That might really help in WV.

[Blue_true]

31. Yeah, I think so. nt

[ProudLib72]

15. Yeah, so that some time in the future he might do something right

He is a republican! End of story.

[EffieBlack]

20. I'm all about supporting conservative Dems so we'll have them on important vites

But if they're never with us on important votes, what good are they to us?

We need to fight like hell to get enough Dems for a majority, and then to hell with Manchin. He's worthless. Actually he's even worse than worthless since, if he votes for Kavanaugh, we'll forever have to listen to Trump and his cabal bleat that he was confirmed "by a bipartisan majority."

If he can't be with us when it matters, screw him.

[grantcart]

25. The most important vote is for Majority Leader

Everything else is inconsequential.

If we controlled the Senate would Kavanaugh be confirmed?

If Manchin votes yes will it make any difference?

I am working my %%% of for Kristen Sinema. The only reason we have a chance is because she votes like Manchin.

On 2 years we could get another Democratic Senator from AZ, but it will another Manchin.

Oh and BTW all of the volunteers are way to the left of Sinema and we all understand why she votes that way.

[JI7]

28. the important vote is for majority leader.

[pnwmom]

33. The choice wasn't between Manchin and some real progressive. The choice was between

Manchin (or someone like him) and a Trumper.

Trump won more votes in W VA than in any other state : 68.5.
Hillary won 26.4

That's what we're up against in W VA.

[luckykate54]

35. We need a person to vote with us

NOT AGAINST US !!

[EffieBlack]

19. +1000

[scheming daemons]

3. The problem is that there aren't that many Democrats in WV.

[Blue_true]

13. Democrats make up 49.9% of voters there.

Around 620,000 Dems to 380,000 pukes. Indies make up the rest.

[Autumn]

8. Might lose the votes of the ones who have been sexually assaulted.

[torius]

9. Beto is pro-Kaepernick

And he’s ahead in Texas. Manchn is way ahead in West Virginia. He can afford to vote no. He is running on healthcare and Kava wants to take healthcare away. All of Kava’s decisions will harm West Virginia. The people there do not know any better, most will not holdd it against him, and they need to be protected from the brainwashing messages of Trump.
If Manchin sells them out he should just become a Republican.

[Baitball Blogger]

11. I agree. He's ahead in the polls and Kavanaugh is going to create obstacles

to the social programs that WVirginians need.

[dsc]

14. Beto isn't ahead in TX

Cruz has a slight lead in the average of polls and has a lead in every single poll that Real Clear Politics has on their site.

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2018/senate/tx/texas_senate_cruz_vs_orourke-6310.html#polls

[JI7]

16. Beto is not ahead in texas and texas has minorities . west virginia is mostly white

[leftynyc]

12. WV Dems

can do as they please but I could NEVER vote for anyone who voted to confirm this slug.

[Vinca]

17. We need the jerk to win just to get the numbers.

On the other hand, if it looks like the Senate won't be won this time around, I wouldn't cry many tears if he lost. He's more Republican than Democrat.

[Garrett78]

18. I think it'll hurt him, whereas he would have won easily otherwise.

[SoCalDem]

21. Of course n/t

[JI7]

22. unlikely, it's a very red state which I'm sure they know

[Owl]

23. Yes absolutely.

[Algernon Moncrieff]

24. Likely, no

He is as well as the Democrats can do in West Virginia at this time. I get that progressives outside the state dislike him. I'd ask them to consider that half a loaf is better than none.

[Dirty Socialist]

26. It doesn't matter

The DINO can vote whichever way he fucking wants.

[Jane Austin]

27. As soon as Kavanaugh is the deciding vote

on Obamacare he will. (edited to add: lose democratic support)

[brooklynite]

30. Democrats in WV are not base voters.

[pnwmom]

32. Trump won 68.5% of the vote there, more than 40% more than Hillary's 26.4.

Manchin has to draw support far beyond the quarter of the population in his base.

[BigDemVoter]

34. I don't know that I'd be able to vote for him if he voted to confirm Kavanaugh.

But then again, I don't live in WV, thank GOD.