Is Joe Manchin Meeting with Mitch McConnell?

[applegrove]

Is Joe Manchin Meeting with Mitch McConnell?

September 7, 2021 at 3:01 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 198 CommentS

https://politicalwire.com/2021/09/07/is-joe-manchin-meeting-with-mitch-mcconnell/

"SNIP......

A tipster notes that a plane belonging to Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) landed in Lexington, Kentucky today and is scheduled to return to West Virginia this afternoon.

.....SNIP"

[msongs]

1. maybe he's gonna be republican by friday nt

[Buckeyeblue]

20. He has too much power as a Democratic Senator to switch

If he becomes 1 of 51, then he is basically nothing, especially with Democratic House and President.

In his position he gets all the attention he wants.

[Bettie]

22. He doesn't need to be a Republican

he does more for Mitch by staying a Democrat and just killing every piece of legislation that comes by.

Mitch gets to run everything while not being "responsible" for any of it. As long as he runs Manchin, he doesn't have to be Majority Leader to get what he wants.

[Fullduplexxx]

2. Blood money

[PortTack]

3. Oh more than likely! He went to a gqp fund raiser I believe in TX

[wcmagumba]

4. I would not be surprised if he switches party...look at his past actions and statements...

The thugs will offer him the world to do this and stop the infrastructure bill and others along with future (at least for two years) supreme court nominations...Nation level mobsters...

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

13. I wonder what his price is?

Be sure to get the blood money up front, Joe.

[Tanuki]

5. There's nothing at the link to indicate that he met with McConnell,

that McConnell is in Lexington, or that Manchin was even on the plane. Please, let's stick with facts, OK?

[AZSkiffyGeek]

6. Anything to work up a fever pitch that he's going to switch parties

It's like people WANT to lose control of the Senate.

[TreasonousBastard]

7. More likely they want to be first to announce the bad news.

[aeromanKC]

8. Dems can't get to 52 soon enough!!

And then reform the fillibuster to standing only.

[comradebillyboy]

9. They still won't have the 50 votes needed.

It ain't just Sinema and Manchin.

[brush]

14. Those two are the usual hold ups. Who else is it? Name names pls.

[Fiendish Thingy]

16. Who else?

Not DiFi, she will do as she is told.

Anybody else you might name has come out in favor of abolishing or modifying the filibuster-

Not Coons,
Not Klobuchar
Not Booker
Not Merkley
Not Gillebrand
Not Casey

So who else besides Manchin and Sinema would oppose killing/modifying the filibuster?

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/democrats-filibuster-biden-mcconnell-manchin-1168837/

[USAFRetired_Liberal]

11. As I much as I agree that our senate majority needs to grow

If the number is 52, then all that means is that there are 4 Democratic Senators who will be in the way and putting up obstacles and cry that we need bipartisanship…..And if the number was 60, then there would be Democratic senators joining republicans in the filibuster.

[aeromanKC]

12. That is why it is soooo frustrating to be a Dem sometimes.

[brush]

15. Who are the other beside Manchin and Sinema?

[applegrove]

10. If the big $3.5 B infrastructure bill does not pass, Democrats can run on it in 2022.

Can't they?

[Champp]

17. Sniff, Sniff

[LetMyPeopleVote]

18. I would hate to see attacks on Manchin cause him to change parties

Here is some history https://www.cop.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/Majority_Minority_Leaders.htm

27 From January 3 to January 20, 2001, with the Senate divided evenly between the two parties, the Democrats held the majority due to the deciding vote of outgoing Democratic Vice President Al Gore. Senator Thomas A. Daschle served as majority leader at that time. Beginning on January 20, 2001, Republican Vice President Richard Cheney held the deciding vote, giving the majority to the Republicans. Senator Trent Lott resumed his position as majority leader on that date. On May 24, 2001, Senator James Jeffords of Vermont announced his switch from Republican to Independent status, effective June 6, 2001. He announced that he would caucus with the Democrats, giving the party a one-seat advantage and changing control of the Senate back to the Democrats. Thomas A. Daschle again became majority leader on June 6, 2001. Trent Lott announced on December 20, 2002, that he would not continue as Republican leader in the 108th Congress. William Frist was elected Republican leader on December 23, 2002 and began service on January 7, 2003.

[BGBD]

19. How dare Manchin.....

Checks notes*

Visit the state of Kentucky.

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

21. Possibly. Birds of a feather flock together. nt