Politics Bad signs for the Republican Party

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  1. Rastapopoulos

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    Last time you started a republican party is doomed kind of thread, they won all three branches of government.

    I think someone is going to be disappointed again.
     
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    Majorities also grudgingly concede that water is wet.
     
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    Needs some pink arrows.
     
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    Notice you forgot Ford.
     
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    But not Obamacare:
     
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    He wasn't elected, nor did people think he was stupid. Clumsy, yes. Stupid? No.
     
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    ...when he ran for a second term.
     
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    Some talk that maybe Sen Manchin will flip, too.

    That would be a big vote for repeal of Obamacare. He's in danger of losing the seat in 2018 as a Democrat.
     
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    There's also some talk of McCain flipping. I wouldn't hold my breath on either one.

    And a flip wouldn't necessarily mean he changes his vote on Obamacare.

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    Shady politics.
     
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    I think if he flips, he votes the way leadership wants. If he wants good committee assignments.
     
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    Manchin flipped today for all practical counts.

    No way what so ever he gets re elected if he does not. The ship is going down, and he has to get off too. He can claim he waited until the water floated him off, but he's off.
     
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    Not sure what you are basing that on.

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    Nothing's impossible, but I don't know that Manchin is all that close to flipping. Word is that McConnell and the Republicans didn't even attempt to talk him into voting with them, which is actually remarkable. Considering they knew they were on a razor's edge, if Manchin were really so much on the fence that he's seriously considering changing affiliations, he should have been a prime target to at least engage with on casting his vote for Obamacare repeal.

    So either he's not really that willing to switch to the Republican side on policy, or McConnell and Republican leadership is incompetent.
     
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    Or both.

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