AOC giving Joe Manchin the death stare over "defund the police"

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140. Sinema is just as conservative and likely to defect on many things a micrometre too far to the left

BUT she is not a bomb thrower like Manchin. She is a far more polished politician, regardless of her shorter tenure. Manchin is adopting overall RW framing and it is a shitstir inside the party, which is the last thing we need.

Yes, Defund the police (especially when the SECOND part and investing in healthcare, housing, education and other services; is left out) is very bad framing, and needs to be dropped ASAP, but the overall gist is indeed the right thing to do. And Manchin screaming SOCIALISM! is just silly (he might as well scream COMMIES! as for 95% + of brain-dead Rethugs it is (ludicrously) the exact same thing), as regardless of whatever numpty self-labelling a small, small handful do, NONE are socialists, no Dems are, not remotely so. Manchin is only aiding the rotter Rethugs when he blasts out this dross.