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DBR's avatar

There seems to be a tipping point where it becomes almost impossible to correct through normal political means. Ostensibly, soaking the rich is very politically popular. However, there are tens of millions of people who vote for the Plutocratic friendly Republicans despite allegedly wanting to soak the rich. Also unfortunately, the countermajoritarian nature of the Senate often means that there are a few Democrats willing to also run interference on the idea. The Democrats need Joe Manchin, Joe Manchin is the only Democrat left who can win a state wide race in West Virginia, he high fived with Sinema at Davos regarding keeping the filibuster alive. Sinema is a dead woman walking but we need Manchin in 2024.

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Fake American's avatar

We'll see if Manchin even runs. If he does I expect him to loose, if not get blown out. They'll hang Joe Biden's radical agenda on him (despite the fact it wasn't radical and he scuttled much of it anyway) and WV voters will dump him in a heart beat. My family there are already talking about how they are wavering on him.

When that happens I predict the result will be blamed on progressives....all those pesky WV progressives.

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