Manchin or Murkowski?

[Diablo del sol]

She always seemed to have a much better moral compass than Joe.

Any Alaska DUers able to provide insight?

It seems if we need to negotiate with Republicans we should at least work with the ones who have the moral fortitude to begin with honestly identifying themselves.

[BlueCheeseAgain]

1. Murkowski is probably more forthright about her views.

I doubt she would ever go on MSNBC to torpedo a Republican bill.

But her voting record is much, much, worse than Manchin's.

[Salviati]

2. Absolutely.

As terrible as all of our opinions are about Manchin, he is objectively head and shoulders better than every republican.

[elleng]

3. By 'objectively' you mean his voting record?

Maybe, but considering what manchin's put President Biden and other dems through 'lately,'

[Salviati]

8. Also absolutely.

We expect republicans to be pieces of shit. We expect better of people who want to call themselves Democrats. That's why he and Sinema are so damned aggravating.

[Polybius]

6. Lincoln Chafee 2006 was better

But I'm assuming you mean current Republicans.

[elleng]

9. It's like night and day, virtually impossible to compare former repugs with those of today.

There are some of today's who were around and active 'then;' they've transformed amazingly.

[Polybius]

5. Except for abortion

Her record on that subject is better than his. Not sure about gay rights or gun-control though. Anyone?

[SleeplessinSoCal]

4. Can't one of these fellows help fight decay and climate change?

[Progressive Jones]

7. None have anything to lose. nt

[JI7]

11. Those are all Right Wingers with personal Right Wing Views . They vote how they actually want .

In fact in the case of Pennsylvania and North Carolina and maybe Ohio there might be a better chance of them voting with Democrats on this if they were running again but even then it's not likely .

[SleeplessinSoCal]

13. "Right Wing" doesn't absolutely exclude reality.

Assuming Biden had working relationships with these Senators, there may be a way to present incontrovertible proof of climate change only privy to the highest office, POTUS.

If not, then the next year should be dedicated to taking on and exposing fake news and made up science that is dooming us to oblivion.

[JI7]

10. None, We just need to win more Senate Seats .

[Scrivener7]

12. This. Though I have been told on DU that won't work.