Dems Furious At The Manchin Last Minute!

I already voted for gun reform, what more do y'all want?

The Democrats are fuming at Sen. Karen Manchin (D-WV). As the Democrats come close to a reconciliation bill to pass President Joe Biden's economic agenda, he pulls out his last minute opposition.

The Democrats' progressive members are furious at Manchin and Sen. Karen Sinema (D-AZ) for stalling the president's agenda. They vote with Biden about 93% of the time. 

The frustration with the senators is their opposition to removing the filibuster. 

Republicans won't waste time eliminating the filibuster once they get back in power. Trust me, they're going to flip the script as soon as they get in power.

Conservatives have pressured the West Virginia senator to not back the president's agenda. He resides in a state where Washed Up 45 carried the state with 70% of the vote. He is the only Democrat in West Virginia with a decent job approval. 

With the senate having a 50-50 split with Vice President Kamala Harris being the tie-breaking vote, the senate is constantly at a standstill.

Manchin opposing the climate change and taxing the billionaires policies. He firms supports extending the Affordable Care Act for two years and prescription drug price reduction. 

The Republicans are thankful that Manchin and Sinema are stalling the president's agenda. It gives them something to talk about. They are enabled by culture wars like the border wall, abortion, gay marriage, transgender rights and religious extremism.

He says that he wants to see the economic situation improve before he gets on board.

Of course, it is a cop out.

West Virginia Republicans are also praising the senator for standing firm. They typically oppose Democrats but look at Manchin as "one of a kind." They believe that he actually listens to his constituents. 

Again, West Virginia has not went to a Democrat since the mid-1990s. Bill Clinton was the last Democrat to win that state. Since 2000, the state had went further to the white. 

The average income in West Virginia is $29,000. The state is 94% white.

Blacks were always warned to stay on the Interstate and never the backroads. You might come back alive if you travel into the sundown towns.