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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe only question remaining about Manchin:
When will his ego apply for statehood?
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wellst0nev0ter
(7,509 posts)Because he already lost the trumpanzee vote by voting to remove 45. Twice.
The only way he can stay relevant if he brings home the bacon to his home state. And the only way he can do that is to allow Democrats to have free hand to pass sweeping legislation.
Intraparty obstructionism only loses seats.
elleng
(130,976 posts)'allow Democrats to have free hand to pass sweeping legislation.' In West Virginia?
Remember West Virginia's recently past Democratic senators, Byrd and Rockefeller.
wellst0nev0ter
(7,509 posts)And they did bring home the bacon in terms of infrastructure spending. Byrd alone has a wikipedia page dedicated to listing all the places and monuments named after him.
WHITT
(2,868 posts)He's delusional.
Bettie
(16,111 posts)he believes that he is master of the universe.
Sadly, he probably is.
50 Shades Of Blue
(10,013 posts)PSPS
(13,603 posts)doc03
(35,349 posts)49 other Republicans. He stays a Democrat he can screw up everything and give the Presidency to Trump or some other nut 2024. The pharacutical industry set his daughter up for a job. Maybe there is something else he can be paid off with.
scipan
(2,351 posts)Whatever he's getting for W VA, double it. Triple it. Whatever it takes.
MOMFUDSKI
(5,558 posts)Find out what it is and pay it. Done and dusted.