• MisterMoo@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Yeah, all the cheerleading for Manchin to get out is unbelievably shortsighted. As soon as people get their wish, we lose control of the Senate and Mitch “30 second pause” McConnell runs it again. That’s what people want?

    • TheFogan@programming.dev
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      1 year ago

      IMO I think the real problem is the resources. Is the DNC wasting any resources backing manchin that could possibly help win an actual democrat in a contested campaign? I mean I get a half democrat is better than a full republican, and we can’t get a real democrat in his state. But is there an opprotunity cost of keeping these at best half democrats, on resources that could be used to get an actual democratic majority that doesn’t require gutting the hell out of major changes to get our own partys vote.