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this post was submitted on 15 Jul 2023
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The problem is we just squeaked by in the last couple elections. We need blow out wins so jackasses like Sinema and Manchin can't screw us over for years when we get a majority. We need super majorities.
It sucks, because I love when representatives deviate from their party and vote on the other side.
That's what bipartisanship is - to look at issues and what the bills are instead of just uniformly voting on legislation.
It sucks because people hate the two party system, but if there's anyone on their side that votes on the other, they're just jackasses screwing their party over. That shouldn't be our perspective.
Terrible take in this context. It's one thing for Manchin to vote a more conservative line being that he's likely the only Democrat that will be elected in his state. Sinema, however, campaigned on a progressive platform and then flipped when she got elected. She should have been recalled for that stunt, it's certainly not the performance her constituents put her in there for.
It's only terrible if the only purpose you see for the democratic and republican parties is to fully allign their votes with their party and against the others.
If her voters wanted to recall her, they could have.
If you have a problem bring it up with the voters.