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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGayle Manchin Appointed to Federal Post
Gayle Manchin Appointed to Federal Post
March 26, 2021 at 2:32 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 71 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2021/03/26/gayle-manchin-appointed-to-federal-post/
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Bloomberg: President Joe Biden plans to nominate Gayle Conelly Manchin an educator and the wife of Democratic Senator Joe Manchin, a key swing vote to a regional economic development position after the lawmaker has emerged as a key swing vote in the chamber.
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Gayle Manchin Appointed to Federal Post (Original Post)
applegrove
Mar 2021
OP
Politics is Dirty - Biden Needs to Do Whatever He Needs to get His Agenda Legislated
Indykatie
Mar 2021
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applegrove
(118,598 posts)1. Glad Biden has a ruthless streak. I so have wanted Biden to take a big chomp
out of the proverbial a** of the GOP since he ran for the nomination. This is up there.
CrackityJones75
(2,403 posts)2. Hmmm is this bad optics?
OnDoutside
(19,952 posts)3. Terrible ! Lol 🤣
If it means Manchin votes for HR1/4 then great.
Lochloosa
(16,062 posts)4. Fuck the optics.
Indykatie
(3,695 posts)6. Politics is Dirty - Biden Needs to Do Whatever He Needs to get His Agenda Legislated
The Manchins are millionaires so this is not about money.
blm
(113,040 posts)5. Was Trump EVER hindered by optics?
CrackityJones75
(2,403 posts)7. Dudes. Sarcasm!
Champion Jack
(5,378 posts)8. has manchin ever successfully passed any bills?
bahboo
(16,336 posts)9. this is how you do it....
called politics. Almost LBJesque....