We can wish all we want that Manchin was Elizabeth Warren (in which case he would be private citizen Joe Manchin) but in fact we're so lucky to have him. He strikes me as a smart, sensible person who cares about his state and its voters and is at bottom a loyal, if fairly conservative, Democrat. I really think he wants Biden (and the n…
We can wish all we want that Manchin was Elizabeth Warren (in which case he would be private citizen Joe Manchin) but in fact we're so lucky to have him. He strikes me as a smart, sensible person who cares about his state and its voters and is at bottom a loyal, if fairly conservative, Democrat. I really think he wants Biden (and the nation!) to succeed.
I would tell liberals to quit yelling at him, but that actually probably is good for him politics-wise.
We can wish all we want that Manchin was Elizabeth Warren (in which case he would be private citizen Joe Manchin) but in fact we're so lucky to have him. He strikes me as a smart, sensible person who cares about his state and its voters and is at bottom a loyal, if fairly conservative, Democrat. I really think he wants Biden (and the nation!) to succeed.
I would tell liberals to quit yelling at him, but that actually probably is good for him politics-wise.