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Fiendish Thingy

(15,659 posts)
1. At the Present, Manchin needs to explain how blocking Biden's agenda benefits WV
Sun May 2, 2021, 03:11 PM
May 2021

Jim Crow Joe has got a lot of ‘splainin’ to do.

Volaris

(10,274 posts)
3. Hopefully when the true details of the plan get rolled out,
Sun May 2, 2021, 03:58 PM
May 2021

His people will scream for his head for not wanting them to get all those goodies. And we will all get whiplash from watching his craven, self-serving, wanna-be power player ass change his mind so fast.

None of the rest of us can do it tho.. that rage has to be voiced by the peeps in WV who voted for him.

Crunchy Frog

(26,647 posts)
8. Maybe he sees his job as fleecing the rubes while serving the interests of wealthy criminals.
Sun May 2, 2021, 04:32 PM
May 2021

If so, he needs to be called out on it.

Crunchy Frog

(26,647 posts)
7. Other, real Democrats; ones who are relatable to the local population,
Sun May 2, 2021, 04:28 PM
May 2021

need to head down to WV and do what Manchin isn't willing to.

They need to flood the state with information about how Biden's agenda will help them with their real needs and concerns.

If we simply twiddle our thumbs waiting for Manchin to finally come around, we will lose all chances of enacting any of Biden's agenda, and will likely lose our democracy as well.

XanaDUer2

(10,754 posts)
10. I hope they run some of Joe's
Sun May 2, 2021, 04:38 PM
May 2021

promotional commercials there, but Manchin might do something for revenge

WarGamer

(12,484 posts)
12. So if Trump and the GOP organize organized, written and call-in protests to Joe Manchin...
Sun May 2, 2021, 05:25 PM
May 2021

Is it Joe's job to respect the protests?

You do know WV went for Trump with like 70%, right?

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