So, just who is Manchin answering to?

[MoonRiver]

I'm sure it's not his constituents, who undoubtedly want improved infrastructure and the ability to vote without obstruction.

[no_hypocrisy]

1. My guess is the Koch Brothers and other republican donors.

[ananda]

22. That's not a very tough guess.

It seems pretty obvious to me.

[Fiendish Thingy]

2. Although he has filed for re-election, at this point his career is over. He is out the door in 2024.

[onecaliberal]

4. He will have democracy in his hand when he goes.

Why do white men think they need to decide what the lives of black brown LGBTQ and women should be.

[dawg]

3. His consituents probably don't want *everyone* to have the ability to vote without obstruction.

Hopefully, he'll go along with us to some extent on infrastructure.

[Cracklin Charlie]

5. This!

Is an excellent question.

It deserves an answer. Manchin’s statement was straight up malarkey.

[quaint]

6. I don't get it.

Voter registration as of April 30, 2021
Party Total voters Percentage
Republican 433,287 37.80%
Democratic 408,572 35.64%
Unaffiliated 256,225 22.35%
Minor parties 37,313 3.25%
Libertarian 8,796 0.77%
Mountain 2,183 0.19%
Total 1,146,376 100%
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[mopinko]

9. i dont get it either. if anyone is gonna get screwed, it's him.

maybe he's counting on scotus. which would be stupid.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

7. His constituents.

If Manchin says, "I'm going to vote with Biden come hell or high water," he loses his leverage.

If Manchin says, "I'm going to vote against Biden come hell or high water," he loses his leverage.

If Biden says, "I don't know how I'm going to vote," he has leverage.

[Girard442]

8. Yeah, if Manchin straight-up switches to R, the suitcases of cash stop coming.

[TxGuitar]

13. yep, he would lose all power and become

just the senator from a tiny state who can't do anything except vote how Mitch tells him to.

[sop]

10. If the people of W.Va. voted only for their economic interests, it would still be solidly blue.

Historically few states in the country have been damaged by corporate Republican policies as much as West Virginia. Unfortunately, too many working class and rural W.Va. voters have been bamboozled by all the usual media lies and appeals to racism.

Manchin could do so much for the working people of his state. Instead of showing his constituents the economic benefits of supporting Democratic party policies, Manchin would rather try to hang onto his job.

[UTUSN]

11. Claims he wants Repukes to join "bipartisanship" - like *he* could be bipartisan with *DEMS*

[Under The Radar]

12. Whomever pays him. He answers to money but should learn this lesson...

...in 2009 Blanch Lincoln, a democratic senator from Arkansas block the public option from becoming part of Obama care.
Lincoln was one of the “blue dog Democrats” the opportunistic group that opposed Obama because they feared their state had become conservative and since the Democrats had 60 total senate seats, they gained influence being a friction bearer to an Obama first term.
All of the “blue dogs “ hoping to gain conservative support in their state lost to Republican candidates in their next election.
Never to worry, Lincoln took refuge in the lobbing industry with Blue Cross Blue Shield as her biggest client who was also her biggest contributor during the 2009 Heath care negotiations.
Isn’t it always all about the money?

[jalan48]

14. He represents the fossil fuel industry. That's his main job.

[Maraya1969]

15. I think people should be calling and emailing and tweeting at him, this question.

I was able to send an email by using the zip code from where I was born even thought I haven't lived there in 60 years.

[Carlitos Brigante]

16. His donors..... nt

[Xoan]

17. The little mind in his head.

[notpolltested]

18. All the above, except for his constituents. If he cared about his constituents

he wouldn't have fought to have unemployment benefits add-ons cut in the American Rescue Plan, and he wouldn't have put Brett Kavenaugh on the Supreme Court. He's already shown who he is, so we should take him at his word and move on to making him irrelevant after 2022 by electing more and better Democrats to the US Senate.

[moondust]

19. What's his daughter up to?

Last edited Sun Jun 6, 2021, 02:51 PM - Edit history (1)

She was CEO of Mylan through the EpiPen price gouging scandal so there is some known questionable behavior in Manchin's immediate family. She is no longer Mylan CEO but I don't know what she is doing now that he could be trying to assist.



Or maybe he and his grifting corporate daughter privately love the GQP tax cuts and deregulation so much he wouldn't do anything to jeopardize them and hurt their stocks.

[MoonRiver]

20. Very interesting

We need to follow this.

[Nevilledog]

21. Heritage Foundation & Koch

Link to tweet

Tweet text:
Jane Mayer
@JaneMayerNYer
·
Jun 6, 2021
Replying to @schwartzbCNBC
The leaked Heritage Foundation tape specifically mentions how the right wing dark money groups “had a little fun” pressuring Manchin on SB1.

Brian Schwartz
@schwartzbCNBC
Plus: Koch operatives recently met with Manchin’s team on their telehealth stance. It can’t be ruled out that they possibly spoke with them about their opposition to For the People Act.
9:26 AM · Jun 6, 2021

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

23. Who is the Grand Wazoo of the KKK these days? nt