Kevin McCarthy is ousted as House speaker in a historic vote pushed by conservatives18-24-61-B-17-17-4@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world – 797 points – 9 months agonbcnews.com253Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsShow the parent commentDemocratic senator from an otherwise red state. He tends to be a spoiler for Democratic plans, along with Kristen Synema. If the GOP was closer to the center, he would likely switch parties. from an otherwise red state Not really, his voters overwhelmingly support progressive policies. It's just no progressive has a chance in the primary with the party blocking all of Manchin's primary opponents. It has been on a downswing lately tho. 2016 there was more D than R voters, and 2021 it got tied up. I do t know why everyone acts like all these "red states" are worth writing off, it really wouldn't be hard if we actually tried for them. I don't know where you're getting there being more D than R voters in WV. The last two presidential elections went to Trump by 40 pointsManchin is a senator, which means the election is state-wide, and West Virginia is a deeply red state. A Progressive candidate has 0 chance in West Virginia and any claim otherwise is quite simply wishful thinking. Let's leave the Bernie Math in 2016Ugh I'm not gonna try like a little fuckwitThank you6 more...
Democratic senator from an otherwise red state. He tends to be a spoiler for Democratic plans, along with Kristen Synema. If the GOP was closer to the center, he would likely switch parties. from an otherwise red state Not really, his voters overwhelmingly support progressive policies. It's just no progressive has a chance in the primary with the party blocking all of Manchin's primary opponents. It has been on a downswing lately tho. 2016 there was more D than R voters, and 2021 it got tied up. I do t know why everyone acts like all these "red states" are worth writing off, it really wouldn't be hard if we actually tried for them. I don't know where you're getting there being more D than R voters in WV. The last two presidential elections went to Trump by 40 pointsManchin is a senator, which means the election is state-wide, and West Virginia is a deeply red state. A Progressive candidate has 0 chance in West Virginia and any claim otherwise is quite simply wishful thinking. Let's leave the Bernie Math in 2016Ugh I'm not gonna try like a little fuckwitThank you6 more...
from an otherwise red state Not really, his voters overwhelmingly support progressive policies. It's just no progressive has a chance in the primary with the party blocking all of Manchin's primary opponents. It has been on a downswing lately tho. 2016 there was more D than R voters, and 2021 it got tied up. I do t know why everyone acts like all these "red states" are worth writing off, it really wouldn't be hard if we actually tried for them. I don't know where you're getting there being more D than R voters in WV. The last two presidential elections went to Trump by 40 pointsManchin is a senator, which means the election is state-wide, and West Virginia is a deeply red state. A Progressive candidate has 0 chance in West Virginia and any claim otherwise is quite simply wishful thinking. Let's leave the Bernie Math in 2016Ugh I'm not gonna try like a little fuckwit
I don't know where you're getting there being more D than R voters in WV. The last two presidential elections went to Trump by 40 points
Manchin is a senator, which means the election is state-wide, and West Virginia is a deeply red state. A Progressive candidate has 0 chance in West Virginia and any claim otherwise is quite simply wishful thinking. Let's leave the Bernie Math in 2016
Democratic senator from an otherwise red state. He tends to be a spoiler for Democratic plans, along with Kristen Synema.
If the GOP was closer to the center, he would likely switch parties.
Not really, his voters overwhelmingly support progressive policies.
It's just no progressive has a chance in the primary with the party blocking all of Manchin's primary opponents.
It has been on a downswing lately tho. 2016 there was more D than R voters, and 2021 it got tied up.
I do t know why everyone acts like all these "red states" are worth writing off, it really wouldn't be hard if we actually tried for them.
I don't know where you're getting there being more D than R voters in WV. The last two presidential elections went to Trump by 40 points
Manchin is a senator, which means the election is state-wide, and West Virginia is a deeply red state.
A Progressive candidate has 0 chance in West Virginia and any claim otherwise is quite simply wishful thinking.
Let's leave the Bernie Math in 2016
Ugh I'm not gonna try like a little fuckwit
Thank you