By Cathy Burke | Sunday, 08 November 2020 01:18 PM
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., on Sunday said the progressives in the Democratic Party “scared the bejeezus†out of voters.
In an interview on CBS News’ “Face The Nation,†Manchin lamented Democrats “didn’t have a very good message to be honest with you.â€
“Four years ago in rural America and America in general voted for Donald Trump because Democrats were mad… thought they were left behind… [and given] no pathway forward,†he said.
“They went from being mad to being scared in 2020,†he said. “The so-called radical left … basically scared the bejeezus out of people. … that’s not who we are, that’s not what we’re about.â€
Manchin emphasized the label of socialism is “an albatross around our necks.â€
“Joe Biden said he’s going to be a president for all of us,†he said, arguing the 2020 election was “a wake-up call for all of us.â€
“The country is more divided now than at any time in our history… or since the Civil War,†he said. “And we don't want to go back to those days."
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/manchin-democrats-progressives-radicalleft/2020/11/08/id/996008/