Does anyone here fear that if we put everything we have into successfully electing

[generalbetrayus]

two Democratic Senators from Georgia that Joe Manchin will turn around and switch his affiliation to the Republican Party? He has denied that he would, but do we trust his assertion?

"Manchin also however dismissed any contention that he would switch parties due to his moderate stance on such issues, a question that has come up in the past as well. 'I'm a proud moderate conservative Democrat. Maybe there's not many of us left but I can tell you what this country wants is moderation,' he said."

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sen-joe-manchin-if-democrats-win-senate-i-wont-support-crazy-stuff-like-court-packing

[SlogginThroughIt]

1. I don't understand

I don’t understand why we wouldn’t try to gain those two anyway?

[tinrobot]

2. If he was going to do it, he would have done it a while ago.

[lagomorph777]

3. We have to take our chances at this point.

[unblock]

4. Why the hell would he do that? As the vital 50th vote, his power is huge as a democrat

If he were to flip, republicans would momentarily cheer him, then quickly sideline him because they don't tolerate disloyalty.

Republicans will then easily take his senate seat and his career will be over.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

7. Exactly. This.

[MadLinguist]

10. No reason at all for him to give up that knife-edge power.

I don't think this fear has any chance of becoming reality

[Crunchy Frog]

5. Extremely unlikely.

And we have to fight for those Senate seats no matter what.

[lapucelle]

6. Fox news?

[Demsrule86]

8. No. And why would you worry about that...are you saying why bother?

[doc03]

9. If he stays Democrat he has way more power. As a

Republican he is just anther Senator.

[JI7]

11. Manchin voted to remove Trump after impeachment

[generalbetrayus]

12. Sorry, I wasn't saying we shouldn't support electing the two Democrats running for the Senate

in Georgia. It's just that it's still 2020, although now that I think about it, the election is at the beginning of next year, so there's that.

[onecaliberal]

13. He has NO FUCKING CLUE WHAT hat this country wants.

I’m so over being ruled by the stupid and clueless. We’ve all suffered. Why do we keep allowing it?