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Stinky The Clown

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9. Yes, but the Achilles heel may well be the infrastructure

Reply to iemanja (Reply #8)

Mon Jun 7, 2021, 01:13 AM

Jun 2021

The point is to put pressure on Manchin by helping his constituents see that he is blocking what THEY want, which is infrastructure. By getting them riled up about what THEY want, we turn Manchin and get what WE want.

Do you see it now?

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I had a long drive this afternoon. I was listening to Sirius/MSNBC as long as I could stand it. [View all] Stinky The Clown Jun 2021 OP

It sure couldn't hurt pandr32 Jun 2021 #1

I've been thinking similar thoughts drmeow Jun 2021 #2

the problem is most W Virginia voters are conservative iemanja Jun 2021 #3

Conservative or not, WV favors the notion of infrastructure spending. BIG infrastructure spending. Stinky The Clown Jun 2021 #7

the recent news is about voting rights iemanja Jun 2021 #8

Yes, but the Achilles heel may well be the infrastructure Stinky The Clown Jun 2021 #9

I'm not so optimistic. nt iemanja Jun 2021 #11

Translation: somebody ELSE needs to do something... brooklynite Jun 2021 #4

They were good ideas. Not everyone fits into the same mold, so why criticize? KPN Jun 2021 #6

Do you think folks from outside of West Virginia should whip up grassroots in WV? msfiddlestix Jun 2021 #10

Good ideas. What are the chances our party leaders are thinking of them or, if not, saw them here, KPN Jun 2021 #5