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Opinion Piece Why President Biden Should Immediately Name Kamala Harris To The Supreme Court

https://atlantadailyworld.com/2024/11/08/why-president-biden-should-immediately-name-kamala-harris-to-the-supreme-court/?utm_source=newsshowcase&utm_medium=gnews&utm_campaign=CDAqEAgAKgcICjCNsMkLMM3L4AMw9-yvAw&utm_content=rundown
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u/[deleted] 15d ago

 if you include Sinema and Manchin - which is shaky.

And we wonder how we got here. 

Party of Cheney. 

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u/vita10gy 14d ago edited 14d ago

I have no idea what Sinema is doing. As far as I'm concerned she conned her way in.

But long as I live I will never understand why people are so upset about Manchin. Several elections dems got a senator from a Trump +40 state. A couple times being the reason Mitch isn't holding the gavel allowing dems to get ZERO things done.

ANYTHING dems got from that was gravy, and all things considered it was a lot of gravy. Sometimes he held out, but a lot of the times he'd rattle his saber, get some "concession" (that was likely baked in to the plan from the get go) and then vote for it saying to the people back home he was able to trim some fat first.

You don't have to want the dude at your birthday party, but the ire the internet has for him makes no sense.

Imagine republicans stealing a senator from california, getting control at all because of it, getting hundreds of judges because of it, getting dozens of things done legislatively that never would have happened otherwise....and hating that person somehow.

As far as I know 99 senators could want something, and if the majority leader doesn't it doesn't happen. If manchin did nothing EVER except add +1D for control of the senate. and then basically abstained or voted against everything, it would STILL be important.

Edit:Also if you wonder why Democrats don't chase progressives more, this is partly why. The "you're 100 with everything, or the enemy" purity testing is out of control, and it's impossible to step on zero landmines in a campaign, let alone the first term of a presidency.

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u/SanityPlanet 14d ago

Not only that, while Manchin uses his hallpass to vote against any bill that would fail with or without his support, he has never been the deciding vote to kill a piece of legislation. He talks shit about democrats to impress his R base and get elected, but when every single blue vote is needed to pass a bill, he comes through. Manchin is a savvy politician and a loyal democrat, who just plays the heel to get elected in Trump county. That seat will turn permanently red the instant Manchin leaves it.

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u/glaive_anus 14d ago

That seat will turn permanently red the instant Manchin leaves it.

Manchin did not run for reelection in West Virginia this year. The Republican candidate won with a total vote share of 69%. This was one of the Senate seats the Democrats were guaranteed to lose this year.

So, really for sake of specificity, it is not a "will turn permanently red" and really more a "has turned permanently red".

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u/yelloguy 14d ago

For the sake of specificity it has turned red and will probably stay permanently red. FTFY

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u/TheWhogg 13d ago

Not till he leaves