Does anyone else besides myself believe that "democrats" like Joe Manchin, Kyrsten Sinema, Tulsi Gabbard, etc., aren't merely democrats in name only, but have been planted in the Democratic Party by the GOP, in order to destroy the party from within? I think they know exactly what they're doing, and as they pretend to be democrats, they serve their master Trump.
@sufisamwise Does that make them DINOs?
@BruceG of course, it makes them DINO's, but they're more than that. It's not simply that they're not very good Democrats, but that they are pretenders, part of an underhanded plot by the GOP to infiltrate and harm their party. Most DINO's aren't intentionally deceptive like that, they just don't measure up to other dems' standards.
@BruceG "Does that make them DINO's?" Of course, they're democrats in name only. But I suspect it's worse than that. I believe they are part of a plan by elements within the GOP, to place fake democrats within the party, in order to frustrate it's goals. Someone else said it's not so Machiavellian, but I think it IS.
@sufisamwise yes, except for Manchin who is probably only democrat that can win in ruby red WV. Biden’s judicial appts under McConell would not have passed without him so while I wish he was more progressive, I realize how much worse it would without him too. I hope we make him irrelevant with a bigger senate majority.