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herding cats

(19,565 posts) Mon Aug 3, 2015, 06:22 PM Aug 2015

Democrats Joe Manchin and Joe Donnelly vote to defund Planned Parenthood

Two moderate Senate Democrats split from their party on Monday, voting to defund Planned Parenthood, while two others decided to oppose the measure being pushed by Republicans.

Two prominent moderates, Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) and Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.), voted to defund Planned Parenthood. Two others who were considered to be likely swing voters, Sens. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), voted against the bill joining 43 other Democrats and Republican Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois to defeat the measure.

Both Manchin and Donnelly, moderate Democrats from conservative states, said they could not support federal funding for Planned Parenthood while questions remain about the legality of the group’s actions.

Ultimately they both decided to buck his party leaders and President Obama.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2015/08/03/joe-manchin-will-vote-to-defund-planned-parenthood/

Traitors to all of us, both women and men, of the Democratic party. Remember them if you're in their states when they next come up for a primary challenge.

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Democrats Joe Manchin and Joe Donnelly vote to defund Planned Parenthood (Original Post) herding cats Aug 2015 OP

Assholes. nt Cali_Democrat Aug 2015 #1

Pandering to the RC vote, I should think. The measure didn't pass. MADem Aug 2015 #2

Joe Donnelly lost my financial support the LAST time he voted to defund... brooklynite Aug 2015 #3

I appreciate that. herding cats Aug 2015 #4

I still remember when he beat my former high school next door neighbor Chris Chocola... cascadiance Aug 2015 #5

"Moderate," my ass. LuvNewcastle Aug 2015 #6

Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)

1. Assholes. nt

Reply to herding cats (Original post)

Mon Aug 3, 2015, 06:27 PM

Aug 2015

MADem

(135,425 posts)

2. Pandering to the RC vote, I should think. The measure didn't pass.

Reply to herding cats (Original post)

Mon Aug 3, 2015, 06:28 PM

Aug 2015

I think it came down to vote counting, and they could afford to let them go their own way.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/03/politics/senate-planned-parenthood-defunding-legislation/

brooklynite

(94,598 posts)

3. Joe Donnelly lost my financial support the LAST time he voted to defund...

Reply to herding cats (Original post)

Mon Aug 3, 2015, 06:29 PM

Aug 2015

(and I told him so personally). Minchin will lose my support today.

herding cats

(19,565 posts)

4. I appreciate that.

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #3)

Mon Aug 3, 2015, 06:39 PM

Aug 2015

I very seldom slam Democrats in conservative states, but some things should be a carved in stone. Supporting the de-funding of the only access many poor women have to affordable reproductive health care and birth control is one of those things.

cascadiance

(19,537 posts)

5. I still remember when he beat my former high school next door neighbor Chris Chocola...

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #3)

Mon Aug 3, 2015, 08:11 PM

Aug 2015

... when the Democrats took over the House right before Chocola later would become president of Club for Growth...

Wanted to support him then for having that happen, but he can probably be thankful that Chocola had Club for Growth heavily fund that Teaparty dip Mourdock mostly out of trying to get revenge probably rather than trying to win the seat.

LuvNewcastle

(16,846 posts)

6. "Moderate," my ass.

Reply to herding cats (Original post)

Mon Aug 3, 2015, 08:57 PM

Aug 2015

Manchin and Donnelly are conservatives. They would belong in the GOP if the fascists hadn't taken over that party.

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