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How is jamming through a $3.5 trillion bill consistent w democracy when 52 -- orangenblue 09/21/2021 12:56PM How do you jam through a bill wiht only 48 votes? I am confused. ** -- HoodatB 09/21/2021 2:42PM The deal now is what can the White House and Chuck Schumer get Manchin and -- southdenverhoo 09/21/2021 1:21PM Also depends on political climate next year. The WH/Dem has stabilized the -- JohnHoo2 09/21/2021 1:51PM 538 had an article last week that analyzed the last 20 or so election -- Wahoos6 09/21/2021 2:03PM Re: NC, no clue ** -- WaxHoo 09/21/2021 1:37PM I’d include NH in your analysis assuming Sununu runs. ** -- Wahoos6 09/21/2021 1:26PM Yep, I looked at the map and thought hmm, maybe NH too. Hassan definitely -- southdenverhoo 09/21/2021 1:36PM I say we primary Manchin with a progressive!!! ** -- ResistHoo 09/21/2021 1:26PM I think we'll primary Sinema but that's not until 2024. Manchin -- southdenverhoo 09/21/2021 1:39PM Begs an interesting question. Would Dems prefer he lose to a GOPer, or -- Hoodafan 09/21/2021 1:49PM Manchin won by 3% in 2018 which was a very favorable environment for the -- Wahoos6 09/21/2021 1:54PM Wiki says he won by 19K votes, 49.6%-46.3%. I don't know what you call -- southdenverhoo 09/21/2021 1:51PM Not that close, but yeah, closer than I remembered. Which tells me it -- Hoodafan 09/21/2021 1:54PM He's voted for some things that will make winning a Republican primary in -- southdenverhoo 09/21/2021 1:57PM Little Marco. Little Mario is the sexual predator and killer of old people -- Hoodafan 09/21/2021 1:25PM My bad. Meant Marco, typed Mario. ** -- southdenverhoo 09/21/2021 1:36PM More importantly, does following Trump's lead and calling him Little Marco -- Hoodafan 09/21/2021 1:38PM Oh good, sounds like I got through to you earlier. Proposed deal: I won't -- southdenverhoo 09/21/2021 1:41PM As soon as I see that same "outrage" over the countless examples of the -- Hoodafan 09/21/2021 1:44PM So we can assume you’re outraged at yourself when you use terms like -- SixerHoo 09/21/2021 1:49PM Trump calls people names so he calls people names ** -- 111Balz 09/21/2021 2:52PM So that's a "No?" Not interested in laying off Heels Up? Showin yo ass, bro ** -- southdenverhoo 09/21/2021 1:47PM Correct. Until I see the same decorum from the hypocritical lefties here, -- Hoodafan 09/21/2021 2:00PM Well I'll unilaterally stop calling Marco Little Marco, 'cause it's the -- southdenverhoo 09/21/2021 4:24PM Well the correct answer of course would be because it’s the right thing to -- 111Balz 09/21/2021 2:51PM You've seen them here. We've all seen them here. You just didn't care. ** -- Hoodafan 09/21/2021 2:52PM Countless huh. You’re so full of shit ** -- 111Balz 09/21/2021 2:54PM Like what? Just a few of the countless ones please ** -- 111Balz 09/21/2021 1:45PM I think something will eventually pass but it’ll be significantly less than -- Wahoos6 09/21/2021 1:17PM If you can find 10 Republicans to offer a proposal they'll vote for -- Quaker 09/21/2021 1:14PM If all 50 Rs and 2 Ds won’t vote to enact it then nobody is jamming -- SixerHoo 09/21/2021 1:13PM *** -- SixerHoo 09/21/2021 1:18PM According to my math 48 - 52 means the bill fails. What’s the problem?** -- WaxHoo 09/21/2021 1:06PM The problem is he doesn’t like the bill so Ds must be doing something -- SixerHoo 09/21/2021 1:21PM Only librul Dems have ever whipped their caucus** -- Hoo TV 09/21/2021 3:22PM Strong arming two democrats and having a 50/50 tie break for the -- orangenblue 09/21/2021 1:38PM The house of lords/senate doesn't represent the people and they have too -- Hooooooooooooooo 09/21/2021 2:13PM I suspect there's a handful more quietly sitting back and letting Manchin -- Hoodafan 09/21/2021 1:41PM Thats normal.... -- Zhoo 09/21/2021 2:16PM True. In many cases yes, in this one, no. I would be surprised if there -- Hoodafan 09/21/2021 2:22PM We will never know because they are in essense being held hostage -- Zhoo 09/21/2021 2:26PM Really? That's how government works. Beg, cajole, bludgeon, award their -- Seattle .Hoo 09/21/2021 1:41PM Pork....and in return donations....we have a terribly flawed system ** -- orangenblue 09/21/2021 9:45PM See 2011-2020 GOP obstruction -- WahooMatt05 09/21/2021 1:04PM Did it pass? ** -- Seattle .Hoo 09/21/2021 12:58PM