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UTUSN

(70,652 posts)
Sun Sep 19, 2021, 06:16 PM Sep 2021

Doesn't West Virginia have *two* U.S. Senators - or is one on vacay when the other is all media?!1

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelley_Moore_Capito
Shelley Moore Capito (R)

.... Capito has voted with her party 96% of the time.[42] She is considered relatively moderate and has crossed the aisle on some votes.[43][44] In 2017, The New York Times and The Washington Post reported that Capito was one of the three most moderate Republican senators according to a study by DW-NOMINATE.[45][46][47] In June 2019, The Lugar Center and McCourt School of Public Policy ranked Capito the seventh most bipartisan member of Congress based on her tenure in the House and Senate.[44] According to FiveThirtyEight, as of September 2021, Capito has voted with President Biden's position about 65% of the time.[48] ....

In 2016, Capito raised concerns about Trump's tone and rhetoric during the election.[49] After the Access Hollywood tape emerged, Capito said he should "reexamine his candidacy."[50] But she later said she supported Trump for president.[51] In 2020, Capito said she would be "impartial" and "fair" to both sides during Trump's Senate trial after his impeachment in the House,[52] and voted to acquit him. According to FiveThirtyEight, she had voted with the Trump administration's position 94.9% of the time.[53] ....

Capito has a mixed record on LGBT issues. The Human Rights Campaign gave her a score of 30% in the 113th Congress and 64% in the 114th Congress.[64] She received a 0% score in the 115th Congress and a 10% in the 116th Congress.[65][66] ....

Capito has described herself as "pro-choice," or pro-abortion rights, but has a mixed record on abortion.[84][85][86][87] She is one of three Republican senators, with Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, who publicly support the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion.[88][89][90][91] In 2020, however, she declared her support for March for Life, an anti-abortion movement.[92] She has mixed ratings from anti-abortion organizations opposing abortion and abortion rights organizations advocating for legal abortion.[93][94] In 2002, her third-largest contributor was The WISH List, an abortion rights PAC.[95] In 2000, she received support from Republicans for Choice.[96] She has been endorsed by West Virginians for Life, an anti-abortion PAC, the WISH List, and by Republican Majority for Choice, an abortion rights PAC.[97][98][99] ....


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Doesn't West Virginia have *two* U.S. Senators - or is one on vacay when the other is all media?!1 (Original Post) UTUSN Sep 2021 OP
like a good repub woman she is seen but not heard nt msongs Sep 2021 #1
A Moderate Who ONLY Voted With Her Party 96% Of The Time nt SoCalDavidS Sep 2021 #2
She ran as a moderate. She lied. She's a Republican. Any Questions? 11 Bravo Sep 2021 #3
Capito's only positive was not voting to reject certification on Jan. 6. Eugene Sep 2021 #4
You can be assured she and JM talk frequently. Patton French Sep 2021 #5

Eugene

(61,823 posts)
4. Capito's only positive was not voting to reject certification on Jan. 6.
Sun Sep 19, 2021, 06:58 PM
Sep 2021

She may not fully embrace Q, but she toes the Repug line on almost everything else.

Impeachment, voting rights,... you name it.

Patton French

(749 posts)
5. You can be assured she and JM talk frequently.
Sun Sep 19, 2021, 06:59 PM
Sep 2021

Isn't she one of the lead negotiators on the bipartisan infrastructure bill?

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