Article snippet: Progressives are fuming at Democratic Sen. MORE (W.Va.) in the final weeks of his Senate reelection campaign. The West Virginia senator’s support for Supreme Court Justice MORE — in which he was the only Democrat to vote in favor of confirmation — angered liberal activists and prompted some national groups to cut support for Manchin. The backlash comes as the battle for the Senate is going down to the wire, with Democrats trying to fend off GOP challengers in several red and purple states, including West Virginia, that will determine which party controls the chamber for the next two years. Patrick Hickey, a political science professor at West Virginia University, said progressive anger at Manchin from voters within West Virginia “matters a lot” and the Kavanaugh vote could be “potentially dangerous” for him. “I think they already thought that Joe Manchin was cravenly political,” he said. “This might be a bridge too far to them.” Hickey added that self-identified progressive voters are expected to turn out in November because of their frustration with MORE and an abortion ballot measure. Manchin has held a lead in the race for months, though public polling since the Kavanaugh confirmation vote has been sparse. But that’s done little to stem the flow of national anger sparked by the Supreme Court fight. Heidi Hess, a co-director of Credo Action, warned that Manchin was losing progressive voters. "I think he lost an opportunity to show West Virginia voters that he s... Link to the full article to read more