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brooklynite

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14. Because he did have votes in the Republican Caucus...
Sat Jun 26, 2021, 10:27 AM
Jun 2021

Perhaps people complaining should think about how to convince Manchin, Sinema AND OTHERS, rather than talking about "getting tough", claiming that their RINOS, racists, etc.

Because you still need Manchin and Sinema to go along with an exception to the filibuster JohnSJ Jun 2021 #1
And those are just the two we hear about padah513 Jun 2021 #2
True. Very true. We Dems are like herding cats. paleotn Jun 2021 #6
Yup. They are not leaders or even independent thinkers. They are all followers. They follow KPN Jun 2021 #15
Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2021 #20
Granted, but how? paleotn Jun 2021 #21
Harry Reid got rid of the 60-vote threshold jimfields33 Jun 2021 #3
Yup. McConnell was blocking everything from President Obama. McConnell is truly a despicable JohnSJ Jun 2021 #7
He even admitted his job is to BLOCK any legislation from Obama and later Biden.. NOT legislate mitch96 Jun 2021 #9
I know what I would do, gab13by13 Jun 2021 #4
You THINK you know what you would do StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #17
Ask Joe Manchin. paleotn Jun 2021 #5
Add in DiFi speak easy Jun 2021 #10
Yep, there are others. paleotn Jun 2021 #12
Eloi and Morlocks. n/t Harker Jun 2021 #8
The Republicans had to be given a chance to do the right thing. /s ShazamIam Jun 2021 #11
That is the essence of the problem bucolic_frolic Jun 2021 #13
Because he did have votes in the Republican Caucus... brooklynite Jun 2021 #14
Because, unlike the Democrats right now, he had the 51 votes he needed to make that happen StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #16
Here is something I don't fully understand. (just one of many). usaf-vet Jun 2021 #18
Because we can't DetroitLegalBeagle Jun 2021 #25
we work at a tremendous structural disadvantage NJCher Jun 2021 #19
So this is how we celebrate victory? tirebiter Jun 2021 #22
Differences maynard Jun 2021 #23
Dems should get rid of it. Snackshack Jun 2021 #24
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