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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy dont Democrats go to the voters in WV and
make it plain just how much money their state will lose if
Manchin kills the infrastructure plan. The Republicans are running ads asking voters to call Manchin and oppose what they call Biden's socialist agenda. They are even claiming it pays for abortions. But I have heard nothing about how many billion dollars and jobs it will create from Democrats. The Republican governor in WV even supports the infrastructure plan
JustAnotherGen
(31,683 posts)Not meant to be 'flippant' towards you - but I've just about had it with Socialist/Abortion scare tactics by the GOP. it's enough.
doc03
(35,148 posts)voters want.
JustAnotherGen
(31,683 posts)By the same old GOP Trope.
I would be okay if the Democrats ran an ad that said - Hey you know your benefits you get as a result of opioid addiction? Joe Manchin is voting with the Republicans to take it away.
Salviati
(6,002 posts)maxsolomon
(32,992 posts)#1 reason you can't just "go to the voters" is: THEY AREN'T LISTENING.
JustAnotherGen
(31,683 posts)dflprincess
(28,057 posts)They aren't the ones lining his pockets.
brooklynite
(93,871 posts)dsc
(52,130 posts)it has majority support in every state in the union. Voting rights for another.
dflprincess
(28,057 posts)and voting rights.
Panich52
(5,829 posts)tough to find a rational person often. Sis lives in Doddridge Co and feels surrounded by them. Manchin is desperately trying to hang on to his seat by placating them. Having a Dem Senator is encouraging but not when he acts like a complete DINO. Rational folk are probably to afraid to speak up to their close-minded and delusional GOP neighbors.
budkin
(6,691 posts)Bettie
(15,998 posts)the voters in his state want. He works for the Koch brother and fossil fuel lobbies, not the rubes who elect him.
onenote
(42,381 posts)who is to the right of Manchin. Indeed she is far more popular in the state than he is because, like it or not, she appeals to the largely conservative electorate in W.VA more than he does.
If he isn't representing W. VA voters why hasn't he been seriously challenged in a primary for more than 20 years?
Bettie
(15,998 posts)he comes from an old family from there.
Name recognition goes a long way.
onenote
(42,381 posts)But it doesn't prove that he ignores what the voters in W VA want.
Jim Justice barely won election as governor running as a Democrat. He switched parties and his support skyrocketed.
Demsrule86
(68,352 posts)LonePirate
(13,386 posts)Buckeye_Democrat
(14,847 posts)... do-nothing politicians.
Probably like this monkey, angry that it gets a cucumber while the other one gets a grape, would probably prefer that both of them get fed shoe-leather instead.
Tomconroy
(7,611 posts)It's not about logic.
marble falls
(56,358 posts)... understand how infrastructure investment will help their lives. Even Republicans can get that. That the longer we go on, the less of a threat "the big steal" is. And more Republicans are getting that message, too. There are real Democrats in WVA who could draw votes from the GOP, maybe a woman vet and attorney?
Demsrule86
(68,352 posts)marble falls
(56,358 posts)... except for my dad, were from WVA.
And Akron was a majorly racist town.
onenote
(42,381 posts)And he has crushed his opponents.
A person who can successfully primary Manchin and win election as a Democrat doesn't exist
brooklynite
(93,871 posts)...possibly with support from the Republican Party.
onenote
(42,381 posts)why is Shelly Capito so popular in the state?
Demsrule86
(68,352 posts)We get what we can, win the midterm hopefully, and come back for more after the election. We won't get the full 3.5 but we should get something and the infrastructure/bipartisan bill has some really good stuff in it too.
stillcool
(32,626 posts)some PAC must have some loose change hanging around to put something together.
doc03
(35,148 posts)program passed. The voters were told we are going to rebuild this highway and build that bridge, they knew what they were going to get. But now they hear socialist agenda and paying for abortions from Rethugs. From Democrats we hear they have an infrastructure plan. I have no idea what that involves other they say we need it. How much will my state Ohio get and what for? How much will WV get, how many jobs will it make? I think they have done a poor job of promoting the plan.