I guess Manchin was the final straw?

[Ligyron]

Come on, now he really screwed us.

[Hyper_Eye]

1. I don't think it has anything to do with Manchin.

Who really cares what a retiring conservative thinks? I believe tomorrow was going to be the worst day so far for defections and the Biden campaign knew it. They wanted to save him from going through that and I think that's right given what he has done.

[badhair77]

2. When I saw Jill canceled her trip for today

I had a feeling it would happen but I thought it would be tomorrow.

[Igel]

3. I figure he's been stewing over this for a few days in private.

Even with his last COVID "experience" he had a public presence and was in the WH. He consulted with his most reliable advisors and took them into consideration--his nuclear family.

Probably also took into account reports that we'll never see from his close WH/campaign advisors on fund raising, poll results in battleground states, and anything else that they deemed important and acceptable to be said.

He's reasoned through it, didn't do a quick knee jerk.

[Ligyron]

4. I perhaps should have put a sarcasm thingie about Manchin.

Only good thing about him is he's not totally Republican.

Not yet anyway...