Republicans needed Democrat Joe Manchin III W.Va to get Kavanaugh.
Manchin’s unique brand makes him “incredibly valuable to the Democratic Party,” according to FiveThirtyEight’s Harry Enten, who used statistics to show that a successful primary challenge would effectively guarantee Democrats lose the seat.
But Swearengin and other progressives don’t believe the conventional wisdom that only Manchin can win the seat for Democrats — they argue that Democrats have lost their way in the state because they are running too close to Republicans.
“The Democratic Party has failed us, because we haven’t run the progressive platform we’ve been promised. … That’s why people have moved their votes to the Republicans,” she said.
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Manchin faces primary challenge from the left
Ben Kamisar06/20/17 06:00 AM EDT
The New York Times
How Every Senator Voted on Advancing Kavanaugh’s Confirmation
By ANNIE DANIEL, JASMINE C. LEE and SARA SIMON OCT. 5, 2018
The Senate voted 51-49 on Friday morning to advance the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh. Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska was the only Republican to vote no, while Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia was the only Democrat to vote yes.
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