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Joe Manchin gets a pair? Will reportedly defy Dem filibuster, vote for cloture on Gorsuch |
2017-03-29 |
[Hot Air] Do I hear 55? CNN does:
Not a definitive "yes," but there’s no obvious way Heitkamp gets from that statement to a no on cloture. If you’re looking for someone to thank for twisting Manchin’s arm, thank Mike Pence, who used his speech in West Virginia on Saturday night to mention Manchin by name as someone who can help put Gorsuch on the High Court. |
Posted by:Besoeker |
#6 All he asks in return is to let his daughter keep gouging consumers buying the Epipen. |
Posted by: regular joe 2017-03-29 12:39 |
#5 There will be just enough Dems from redish states to avoid the Reid (nuclear) option. They are saving that fight for the next nominee. |
Posted by: Iblis 2017-03-29 12:05 |
#4 Whatever Manchin's personal views, in a state where Trump beat Hillary by 42 points, he needs to appear moderate. At the same time, if he's not liberal enough, he will face a primary challenge. The fact that he hasn't re-registered as a Republican - in the most pro-GOP state in the union - suggests to me that he is at heart a liberal who is tacking as far left as he can without destroying his political viability. |
Posted by: Zhang Fei 2017-03-29 11:23 |
#3 Coal Miner and stealth anti-Obama vote? |
Posted by: magpie 2017-03-29 09:24 |
#2 This guy a DINO? Democrat in name only? |
Posted by: JohnQC 2017-03-29 08:18 |
#1 Allegedly in return for gun control today, he'll pay you next Tuesday... |
Posted by: M. Murcek 2017-03-29 07:27 |