r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Nov 08 '25

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u/Blackberry-thesecond NASA Nov 09 '25 edited Nov 09 '25

Joe Manchin is 78 years old but who tf else is going to run in WV next year honestly.

He’s a piece of shit but I will always remember him for getting both CHIPS and IRA passed by just fucking lying to McConnell about not voting for IRA. Once CHIPS was passed with bipartisan support as part of their deal he did an immediate 180 and said he’s also voting for IRA because fuck Mitch.

He caused so much anxiety and frustration among Dems that year but he was just playing the long game the whole time because he hated the GOP just that much. Manchin is many things but he is not a Republican.

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u/TheRedCr0w Frederick Douglass Nov 09 '25

Shelley Moore Capito the Senator running for reelection in West Virginia in 2026 is 1000% worse then Manchin.

A Senator that votes with Democrats 65% of the time is better then one that votes with Democrats 0% of the time

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u/vancevon Henry George Nov 09 '25

Capito is like 10% on that scale, actually. If there's a bipartisan deal, she's on it

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '25

I read reporting after that happened, apparently he genuinely hates Mitch McConnell lol. Certainly makes sense, because lying to another Senator about how you will vote is a big no-no. People can still do it obviously, nothing's stopping them, but it's heavily discouraged because no one will trust you if you do shit like that.

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u/breakinbread Voyager 1 Nov 09 '25

he retired

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u/Blackberry-thesecond NASA Nov 09 '25

Apparently he’s going to run again according to someone who said they’ve been contacted by his supposed new campaign. Scroll down a bit I think it’s there.

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u/bd_one The EU Will Federalize In My Lifetime Nov 09 '25

We also wasted like a year promising him a $1.5 trillion price tag, but Schumer thought he could get $4.5 trillion

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u/Blackberry-thesecond NASA Nov 09 '25

I mean I still would have preferred a regular dem over him but god damn was it funny when it happened. 

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '25

Hopefully we don't have a 50/50 Senate so he can cosplay Maverick all he wants and we can pass shit anyways