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FBaggins

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15. Probably not

Reply to JBTaurus83 (Reply #2)

Tue May 13, 2025, 10:48 AM

May 13

Manchin and Sinema were the deciding votes between success and failure.

Now we're three votes down (four if you count the VP). There's little need to kiss up to someone who can only help you lose by one fewer vote.

We can't afford to fall further behind - so they need to be nice enough to him to keep him from switching parties. But that's about it.

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Manchin, Sinema, etc. Irish_Dem May 12 #1

Exactly. JBTaurus83 May 12 #2

Getting bribes/cash from both sides has to be lucrative. Irish_Dem May 12 #3

According to Forbes his net worth is 46 million. Mosby May 12 #9

Rich people usually want more money. Irish_Dem May 12 #11

I doubt 46 million can assuage humanity's greed. Torchlight May 12 #14

Probably not FBaggins May 13 #15

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He's always been an oddball, more in the Bernie mold. Never has been good on racial issues LymphocyteLover May 12 #5

I imagine he would be divorced quickly. JanMichael May 12 #6

I don't think he has really changed on issues JI7 May 12 #7

what I find interesting is that it took a stroke for him to suddenly like the orange asshole Javaman May 12 #8

The GOP takes everything they can't have. Initech May 12 #10

Let it go. Fettermans a Democrat. tirebiter May 12 #12

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