{"id":556666,"date":"2021-06-08T11:20:40","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T15:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=556666"},"modified":"2021-06-08T11:20:48","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T15:20:48","slug":"democratic-divisions-on-full-display-as-progressives-lash-out-against-joe-manchin-kamala-harris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-divisions-on-full-display-as-progressives-lash-out-against-joe-manchin-kamala-harris\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic Divisions On Full Display As Progressives Lash Out Against Joe Manchin, Kamala Harris"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocratic-divisions-on-full-display-as-progressives-lash-out-against-joe-manchin-kamala-harris%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=556666&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Progressives are openly criticizing West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin and Vice President Kamala Harris for their stances on Democrats\u2019 sweeping voting rights bill and the southern border respectively, highlighting deep divisions within the party.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin, a frequent target of his party\u2019s progressive wing, found himself in its sights after he announced his opposition to S.1., or the \u201cFor the People Act,\u201d and again vowed to not abolish the filibuster.<\/p>\n<p>His <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/06\/joe-manchin-opposes-hr1-supports-filibuster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">opposition<\/a> means that just 49 senators support the bill, effectively ending its chances of becoming law even if Democrats had enough votes to scrap the 60-vote threshold.<\/p>\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wvgazettemail.com\/opinion\/op_ed_commentaries\/joe-manchin-why-im-voting-against-the-for-the-people-act\/article_c7eb2551-a500-5f77-aa37-2e42d0af870f.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">opinion piece<\/a> in West Virginia\u2019s Charleston Gazette-Mail, Manchin asserted that the debate over voting rights has become \u201covertly politicized,\u201d with each party trying to secure a \u201cpartisan advantage\u201d instead of actually protecting the right to cast a ballot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe truth, I would argue, is that voting and election reform that is done in a partisan manner will all but ensure partisan divisions continue to deepen,\u201d Manchin said, explaining his opposition to his party\u2019s bill and criticizing Republican bills in states that \u201cneedlessly restrict voting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The intraparty criticism was quick to follow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cManchin\u2019s op-ed might as well be titled, \u2018Why I\u2019ll vote to preserve Jim Crow,\u2019\u201d New York Rep. Mondaire Jones <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MondaireJones\/status\/1401509042623766530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1401509042623766530%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsweek.com%2Fmondaire-jones-says-manchin-op-ed-might-well-titled-why-ill-vote-preserve-jim-crow-1597966\">said<\/a> on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoe Manchin is the new [Senate Minority Leader] Mitch McConnell,\u201d New York Rep. Jamaal Bowman <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamaalBowmanNY\/status\/1401901788475895809\">said<\/a>. \u201cAnd now [he] is doing everything in his power to stop democracy and stop our work for the people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Missouri Rep. Cori Bush <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoriBush\/status\/1402021300252643328\">echoed<\/a> both of them, accusing Manchin and like-minded Democrats of \u201cactively sabotaging\u201d the party\u2019s agenda and \u201cblocking our progress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoin us in saving lives or get out of the way,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Even President Joe Biden threw <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/01\/joe-biden-swipe-joe-manchineel-kyrsten-sinema-voting-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">veiled criticism<\/a> towards Manchin and Arizona Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema last week, saying that his agenda has stalled, at least partially, due to their voting \u201cmore with my Republican friends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Contrary to the president\u2019s claim, both senators having voted with the White House <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/biden-congress-votes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">100% of the time<\/a> since Biden took office. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/25\/chuck-schumer-tim-scott-democrats-senate-joe-biden-full-government-control-wish-list-stalling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Even With Congressional Majorities, Democrats\u2019 Agenda Is Stalling)\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Manchin did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7208684\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"33\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7208684\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7208684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1233321734-scaled-1.jpg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1233321734-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1233321734-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1233321734-620x413-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1233321734-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1233321734-1536x1024-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1233321734-2048x1365-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7208684\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vice President Kamala Harris and Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei deliver a joint press conference at the Culture Palace in Guatemala City Monday. (JOHAN ORDONEZ\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Harris also came under fire from progressives Monday while speaking in Guatemala regarding the southern border.<\/p>\n<p>Amid surging numbers of Central American migrants heading north and record apprehensions by the border patrol, Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/07\/kamala-customs-and-border-protection-guatemala\/\">begged those considering the trip<\/a> to reconsider.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe goal of our work is to help Guatemalans find hope at home,\u201d Harris said. \u201cAt the same time, I want to be clear to folks in this region who are thinking about making that dangerous trek to the United States-Mexico border. Do not come. Do not come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is disappointing to see,\u201d New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1402041820096389124\">wrote<\/a> on Twitter, saying that seeking asylum was legal under U.S. law. \u201cThe US spent decades contributing to regime change and destabilization in Latin America. We can\u2019t help set someone\u2019s house on fire and then blame them for fleeing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Progressives are openly criticizing West Virginia Democratic Sen. 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