Quote Originally Posted by Zetsubou View Post
I wonder why are the DINOs especially Senator Joe Manchin and Senator Heidi Heitkamp still in the Democratic Party and the RINOs especially Lincoln Chafee and Senator John McCain still in the Republican Party? If their political positions are different from that of their party, they need to move to the party that aligns with their political views. No party needs disloyal members.

In 2011 Senator Manchin was the only Democratic Senator to support the proposed Energy Tax Prevention Act, which sought to prohibit the United States Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gas.

Senator Heidi Heitkamp is one of the most pro-gun legislators and has voted on most of President Donald Trump's executive cabinet and judicial nominations.

Senator John McCain recently clashed with his party on the health care bill.
Manchin and Heitkamp are Dems because they are able to win in conservative "Red" States. if they were to change parties, they would be to "liberal" to win in a GOP primary. A party that is mostly made of Tea Party/Trumpsters at this point.

McCain, for all his talk still votes straight GOP almost every time. The healthcare vote was an outlier.

Chafee currently is a Democrat.