Manchin says he still sees himself as a Democrat even after thwarting Build Back Better plan
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin said Monday that he still considers himself a Democrat even after he defied his party by torpedoing a key piece of President Joe Biden's domestic agenda.
In a wide-ranging interview with West Virginia Radio, Manchin, a moderate and key swing vote in the Senate, was asked whether there is still a place for him in the party, to which he replied, "Well, I think."
"I would like to hope that there are still Democrats that feel like I do. ... I'm socially -- I'm fiscally responsible and socially compassionate," he said. "Now, if there's no Democrats like that, then they'll have to push me wherever they want me."
Manchin announced Sunday that he could not support Biden's Build Back Better plan, a sweeping economic and climate bill that required his support in order for it to pass in the Senate, where Democrats have an ultra-slim majority. The move stoked widespread outrage among progressives, many of whom questioned his allegiance to the party and wondered if he might drop his affiliation after he thwarted one of Democrats' major legislative priorities.
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He has seemed to be coming around on this. And I have a feeling he actually believes in doing it. But we've seen this rigmarole before 
