Manchin declares opposition against voting rights bill

[Axtremus]

Sen. Joe Manchin declares his opposition against the S.1 voting rights bill:
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/06/manchin-voting-rights-bill-opposition-492006

[Jolly]

It's a crappy bill.

[Loki]

I think it’s dead in the water. Did some people forget we have a divided government? It was a product of the election.

[Mik]

The adult in the room.

[Loki]

@mik said in Manchin declares opposition against voting rights bill:

The adult in the room.

It was a very sober piece he wrote. I think the odds were fairly poor even before this.

[Copper]

@axtremus said in Manchin declares opposition against voting rights bill:

Sen. Joe Manchin declares his opposition against the S.1 voting rights bill:

Name one person who won't be able to vote because of this.

[Jolly]

@copper said in Manchin declares opposition against voting rights bill:

@axtremus said in Manchin declares opposition against voting rights bill:

Sen. Joe Manchin declares his opposition against the S.1 voting rights bill:

Name one person who won't be able to vote because of this.

He can't.

[George K]

Rep. Bowman calls Manchin ‘the new Mitch McConnell’

Rep. Jamaal Bowman on Monday said Sen. Joe Manchin “has become the new Mitch McConnell,” denouncing the West Virginia Democrat for maintaining his support of the legislative filibuster while opposing his party’s expansive election and ethics reform bill.

In an interview on CNN, Bowman (D-N.Y.) invoked past comments by McConnell that cast the Republican Senate leader as a partisan obstructionist to the agendas of former President Barack Obama and President Joe Biden.

“Now,” Bowman said, “Joe Manchin is doing everything in his power to stop democracy and to stop our work for the people, the work that the people sent us here to do.”

Maverick-ey!

[Jolly]

Stop democracy, my arse. Hyperbolic, anyone?

[Catseye3]

Shouldn't it be "opposition toward"?

[Loki]

The basic fallacy was to assume Manchin is a traditional democrat. He likely wouldn’t have been elected in the first place if he was.

[Jolly]

@loki said in Manchin declares opposition against voting rights bill:

The basic fallacy was to assume Manchin is a traditional democrat. He likely wouldn’t have been elected in the first place if he was.

Blue Dawg.

[George K]

Thank God for the political insights from Cher:

A now-deleted tweet:

[Loki]

Surprise surprise. jk

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/557233-democrats-reach-turning-point-with-manchin

[George K]

@loki said in Manchin declares opposition against voting rights bill:

Surprise surprise. jk

So, what are the Democrats going to do? Primary him? Shake their fists at the air? What's their recourse.

What's Manchin going to do, cross party lines and join the GOP. I'm sure that McConnel has a juicy offer on the table, somewhere.

[Loki]

That’s pretty funny given she doubled down.

[LuFins Dad]

“Our role as a progressive group is to make their lives hell when people like Manchin and Sinema vote the wrong way,” she said.“

That is truly astounding. This is where we are. Are these people really this tone deaf?

[LuFins Dad]

@loki said in Manchin declares opposition against voting rights bill:

The basic fallacy was to assume Manchin is a traditional democrat. He likely wouldn’t have been elected in the first place if he was.

Manchin IS a traditional Democrat. It’s the rest that aren’t any longer.

[LuFins Dad]

@george-k said in Manchin declares opposition against voting rights bill:

Rep. Bowman calls Manchin ‘the new Mitch McConnell’

Rep. Jamaal Bowman on Monday said Sen. Joe Manchin “has become the new Mitch McConnell,” denouncing the West Virginia Democrat for maintaining his support of the legislative filibuster while opposing his party’s expansive election and ethics reform bill.

In an interview on CNN, Bowman (D-N.Y.) invoked past comments by McConnell that cast the Republican Senate leader as a partisan obstructionist to the agendas of former President Barack Obama and President Joe Biden.

“Now,” Bowman said, “Joe Manchin is doing everything in his power to stop democracy and to stop our work for the people, the work that the people sent us here to do.”

Maverick-ey!

Dale Carnegie wept.