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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Wed Mar 15, 2017, 10:23 AM Mar 2017

Sen. Joe Manchin warns Trump: Your supporters will know who took away their health care

Source: RawStory

TANA GANEVA
15 MAR 2017 AT 10:20 ET

On Wednesday’s episode of Morning Joe, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) delivered a stern warning to President Donald Trump about the Republicans’ plan to repeal-and-replace Obamacare.

First, Manchin stressed that despite problems with the Affordable Care Act, it largely benefits the poor people in his state and around the country. Meanwhile, the Republicans’ plan, spearheaded by House speaker Paul Ryan, would deprive them of their health coverage.

“We gave 20 million people health care for the first time…now we’re just throwing them off,” Manchin said about the GOP’s health care plan, which would leave 24 million people uninsured, according to estimates by the Congressional Budget Office.

Later in the segment, one of the hosts asked Manchin what he tells people in West Virginia who voted for Donald Trump but are likely to lose their health coverage and access to services like rehab—a big problem given the high rates of opioid addiction in the state.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/03/sen-joe-manchin-warns-trump-your-supporters-will-know-who-took-away-their-health-care/

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Sen. Joe Manchin warns Trump: Your supporters will know who took away their health care (Original Post) DonViejo Mar 2017 OP

This is why trying to primary Manchin is a very very stupid idea. nycbos Mar 2017 #1

primarying Manchin is also a fantasy, and almost exclusively one indulged by people not living in WV geek tragedy Mar 2017 #3

It's all about getting control of the Senate chelsea0011 Mar 2017 #8

This is why we need to hold our nose and accept Dems like Manchin geek tragedy Mar 2017 #2

Whoa! Joe Manchin actually sounding like a for-real Democrat! Paladin Mar 2017 #4

Fear does that exboyfil Mar 2017 #6

I hope Manchin stays fearful for a long time. Paladin Mar 2017 #7

That's right. Remember there are only two choices republican and democrat. So he's on caroldansen Mar 2017 #5

Doesn't matter.. coco22 Mar 2017 #9

The worst Democrats are still better than Republicans IronLionZion Mar 2017 #10

Manchin has 4 Town Halls Scheduled in WV on this. hollowdweller Mar 2017 #11

This is a potential twofer Tom Rinaldo Mar 2017 #12

nycbos

(6,038 posts)

1. This is why trying to primary Manchin is a very very stupid idea.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Mar 15, 2017, 10:24 AM

Mar 2017

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)

3. primarying Manchin is also a fantasy, and almost exclusively one indulged by people not living in WV

Reply to nycbos (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 15, 2017, 10:26 AM

Mar 2017

chelsea0011

(10,115 posts)

8. It's all about getting control of the Senate

Reply to nycbos (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 15, 2017, 10:47 AM

Mar 2017

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)

2. This is why we need to hold our nose and accept Dems like Manchin

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Mar 15, 2017, 10:25 AM

Mar 2017

from deep red states--we need all hands on deck to fight the destruction of the welfare state, and we need people who have cred with Trump voters to go after Trump on bread and butter issues.

Paladin

(28,273 posts)

4. Whoa! Joe Manchin actually sounding like a for-real Democrat!

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Mar 15, 2017, 10:26 AM

Mar 2017

Now that's something to shake up the trump forces.

exboyfil

(17,865 posts)

6. Fear does that

Reply to Paladin (Reply #4)

Wed Mar 15, 2017, 10:31 AM

Mar 2017

His daughter is a contributor to the healthcare mess we are in.

Paladin

(28,273 posts)

7. I hope Manchin stays fearful for a long time.

Reply to exboyfil (Reply #6)

Wed Mar 15, 2017, 10:35 AM

Mar 2017

I was sick to death of his DINO routine.

caroldansen

(725 posts)

5. That's right. Remember there are only two choices republican and democrat. So he's on

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Mar 15, 2017, 10:28 AM

Mar 2017

on our side.

coco22

(1,258 posts)

9. Doesn't matter..

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Mar 15, 2017, 11:08 AM

Mar 2017

he does what RepubliCONS do 95% of the time.

IronLionZion

(45,534 posts)

10. The worst Democrats are still better than Republicans

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Mar 15, 2017, 11:21 AM

Mar 2017

Even conservative Dems from blood red states are still Dems. There's a reasons WV voted for him and it's often because they couldn't care less what anyone outside of WV thinks of them.

hollowdweller

(4,229 posts)

11. Manchin has 4 Town Halls Scheduled in WV on this.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Mar 15, 2017, 03:22 PM

Mar 2017

Tom Rinaldo

(22,913 posts)

12. This is a potential twofer

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Mar 15, 2017, 03:55 PM

Mar 2017

The more Manchin defends The A.C.A. in ways that drive home the message to his fellow WV voters, the more pressure that puts on WV's other Republican Senator to vote against repealing it also. Her support for the Republican efforts to do so has gotten softer recently.

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