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jeanmarc

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26. Of course

Reply to Txbluedog (Original post)

Thu Feb 16, 2017, 05:39 PM

Feb 2017

They won't change their behavior if they're not primaried.

Fuck'em.

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Should Heitkamp and Manchin be primaried [View all] Txbluedog Feb 2017 OP

Only if we want to lose those seats. n/t TygrBright Feb 2017 #1

Given that they are in Red States, guillaumeb Feb 2017 #2

No louis c Feb 2017 #3

+1! BlueMTexpat Feb 2017 #7

I used to feel the other way but age has shifted my way towards..... Jim Beard Feb 2017 #34

I like to think BlueMTexpat Feb 2017 #37

When we have 51 Democrats in the Senate... yallerdawg Feb 2017 #4

Yes, Wellstone ruled Feb 2017 #5

I will almost guarantee they will have a primary opponent. NCTraveler Feb 2017 #6

People can certainly primary them if they want Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2017 #9

I added a bit to my post. NCTraveler Feb 2017 #12

Unsure Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2017 #20

I think that seems to be the case of just about everybody who has an opinion here. NCTraveler Feb 2017 #21

The third time's a charm! k8conant Feb 2017 #31

Possibly. That's the beauty of elections. NCTraveler Feb 2017 #32

No Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2017 #8

As a "blue dog" myself Txbluedog Feb 2017 #10

no. it would be dumb to do so. La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #11

NO, nothing to gain and much to lose. FreeStateDemocrat Feb 2017 #13

They definitely are not "great" Democrats etherealtruth Feb 2017 #14

Yes and asap. BeckyDem Feb 2017 #15

That is up to their home districts... Blue Idaho Feb 2017 #16

The correct answer. nt. NCTraveler Feb 2017 #22

+1 demmiblue Feb 2017 #35

YES!!!!!! +100000000000000 BigDemVoter Feb 2017 #17

No. One vote on which they are good and important is to select majority leader karynnj Feb 2017 #18

Pruitt is a piece of shit they are voting for him. alarimer Feb 2017 #19

GOP 54 then. We need to stop the repugs from getting 60 seats yeoman6987 Feb 2017 #29

It's disgusting. Fuck them. alarimer Feb 2017 #39

No. DURHAM D Feb 2017 #23

A democrat who sometimes votes with the party is preferable to a Republican who never does. nt delisen Feb 2017 #24

So we can lose these seats? Gothmog Feb 2017 #25

Of course jeanmarc Feb 2017 #26

If there are good candidates, yes mvd Feb 2017 #27

No. PatsFan87 Feb 2017 #28

No Frances Feb 2017 #30

If they're still there when we have 52+ Senate seats, sure! Blaukraut Feb 2017 #33

Please define "rarely"... brooklynite Feb 2017 #36

people who talk about beating democrats in a primary rarely do much to help dems in the GE JI7 Feb 2017 #38

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