⬆️ @copter_chief

>> #Fetterman is the new #Manchin

Haven't we seen this Cinema before?

What is this horseshit? I get leaving the Democratic party and registering as independent but fucking praising Trump all of a sudden? Manchin was a guy that wasn't great but didn't always do the wrong thing but damn he's lost his mind.

https://www.thetimes.com/us/american-politics/article/joe-manchin-democrats-have-lost-their-way-hk5bpgz56

#USPol #Manchin #WestVirginia

Joe Manchin: Democrats have lost their way — I want Trump to succeed

The former senator was one of Biden’s most vital allies. Now he says the Democrats have gone too far left and has joined a record number of independents

The Times

#Biden waited and waited and waited some more for #Manchin and #Sinema clown car to quickly do things that had to be done.

#Trump rammed 48 appointees in one fell swoop using the nuclear option that #Democrats refused to use.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-confirms-48-trump-nominees-kimberly-guilfoyle-callista-gingrich-rcna231946

Senate confirms 48 Trump nominees at once, including Kimberly Guilfoyle and Callista Gingrich

The Senate voted to confirm 48 of President Donald Trump's nominees in a bloc after the Republican majority triggered the "nuclear option" to make a far-reaching rule change.

NBC News

The largest swing towards Republicans, among the races listed here, was in West Virginia, where Republicans performed 44.3% better than they did in 2018.

Incumbent Joe Manchin, who was elected in 2018 as a Democrat, chose not to run for reelection.

Republican Jim Justice ran for the West Virginia Senate seat in 2024, while he was the state's sitting governor.

Justice won by a margin of 41%, in a landslide victory.

16/x

#WestVirginia #Manchin

@BruceMirken

All #JoeManchin and #KyrstenSinema should ever be known for:

#Manchin and his love of *any* press gaggle

#Sinema and her Senate-floor curtsy

"Senate Democrats were livid after Sens. Kyrsten #Sinema (I-Ariz.) and Joe #Manchin (I-W.Va.), two longtime members of their caucus, voted Wednesday to block President Biden’s nominee, Lauren McFerran, to serve another five-year term on the National Labor Relations Board.
"But both Sinema and Manchin came back to sink the nominee.'” #USPolitics

The Hill https://www.yahoo.com/news/senate-democrats-livid-exiting-sinema-110000922.html

Senate Democrats livid with exiting Sinema, Manchin: ‘Pathetic’

Senate Democrats were livid after Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) and Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.), two longtime members of their caucus, voted Wednesday to block...

Yahoo News

I wonder what #DonaldTrump offered #JoeManchin & #KyrstenSinema to screw the #Democrats over in the Senate‽

This is an under reported but major victory for #Republicans.

👉🏾 #Manchin, #Sinema block Democratic control of #NLRB https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5035142-senate-blocks-nlrb-re-nomination/ 🔛 @TheHill (discovered via Perfect Union on #Threads)

Unions may suffer once #Trump & #GOP gain power in January.

https://westvirginiawatch.com/2024/12/05/psc-has-questions-as-verizon-proposes-acquisition-of-frontiers-services-in-west-virginia/?emci=dc855ef2-55b2-ef11-88d0-000d3a9d5840&emdi=42bec971-00b3-ef11-88d0-000d3a9d5840&ceid=113763

#wv #frontier #verizon #manchin This is what happens when a company ( #frontier ) spends more money lobbying than maintaining equipment; when those elected ( #manchin #babydog ) and their minions prioritize their pocketbooks over the well-being of those who elected them.
Depriving West Virginians of decent access to internet means we only have access to #foxnews and #sinclair -- in case anyone is wondering why we vote so red.

PSC has questions as Verizon proposes acquisition of Frontier’s services in West Virginia • West Virginia Watch

The Public Service Commission noted some concerns regarding the potential merger of Verizon and Frontier in West Virginia.

West Virginia Watch

When we’ve reached the point that’s even too far for Joe #Manchin

https://www.axios.com/2024/11/14/manchin-judges-biden-senate

Manchin signals willingness to back Biden's final push on judges

Manchin told Axios that "we're in different times right now" when asked about his previous pledge.

Axios

I want to take a second & add to all the #HotTake posts for a special "fuck you" to #JoeManchin for his inane, backward, evil (and i mean that) "contribution" to the discussion about why #Democrats performed so poorly. If you missed his interview on @npr he basically said that Democrats lost working people because our various welfare is too generous.

That's right. #CoalBaron #Manchin thinks that we need to kick more moms off welfare and make more kids hungry to appeal to the voters we lost.