Senator Joe Manchin is in the news a lot now, because he represents the key 50th vote in the Senate. Let’s look at Manchin’s background to see what clues there are for how he might operate under President Biden.
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The GOP Has Killed the Senate to Confirm Judges
Would you agree that the country has some seriously pressing issues right now? We’re dealing with a global pandemic, an economic recession, deadly issues when it comes to policing, and more. So what is the U.S. Senate doing about any… Read More ›
How Super Tuesday Affected the 2020 Senate Races
Wait, people voted for more than just the presidential election on Super Tuesday, right? Yes, indeed. Here’s how the primary affected 10 Senate races: Alabama The Democrats are defending Doug Jones’ (D) seat, the most at-risk seat the Democrats have… Read More ›
How to Break the GOP Stranglehold on the Senate
What have we gotten with this Republican-led Senate? Most of them vote in alignment with Trump well over 90% of the time. Any time Trump lies or does something abhorrent, they never speak up (or only offer the mildest “I’m… Read More ›
4 Ways to Flip Kansas’ Senate Seat
Senator Pat Roberts (R) is retiring, so the U.S. Senate seat in Kansas is open. Can the Democrats win it? Without an incumbent running in the election, the race automatically becomes more competitive. For many months now pundits have been… Read More ›
4 Ways to Help Cal Cunningham Flip Thom Tillis’s Senate Seat in North Carolina
Want to help kick North Carolina Republican Thom Tillis out of the Senate this November? There are so many reasons that Tillis needs to lose his re-election. Tillis has voted in alignment with Trump an average of 93%. He voted… Read More ›
Can Nancy Pelosi Really Not Send the Impeachment Articles to the Senate?
In a word, yes. Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted on the two articles of impeachment against President Trump. They both passed, and now Trump is the third president in our nation’s history to have been impeached. Here are the… Read More ›
5 Ways to Help Mark Kelly Flip Martha McSally’s Senate Seat in Arizona
Want to help flip another Arizona Senate seat blue? Arizona has been trending towards Democrats, and one of the great wins of the 2018 midterms was when we learned that Jeff Flake’s (R-AZ) seat flipped blue. When John McCain (R-AZ)… Read More ›
The Senate Democrats Blocked McConnell Last Night
Did you see that the Democrats in the Senate thwarted Mitch McConnell last night? I would understand if you didn’t–most everyone was focused on Trump’s Oval Office address, whether they were watching it or not. Since the 116th Congress opened… Read More ›