Why Progressives Can't Trust Manchin

[wellst0nev0ter]

In short his promises and commitments change with the weather.

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[AZSkiffyGeek]

1. Weasel words

From those quotes he never actually said they needed to be passed together, just that they needed to be separated.

Manchin is INCREDIBLY deliberate in what he says and what he doesn't say.

[wellst0nev0ter]

5. If the bills are separate, then they aren't "two-tracked"

Can't have it both ways.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

6. That's exactly what they are

If they are separate they are separate. Like I said, he's being disingenuous, and doing politician speak. But not technically lying.

[wellst0nev0ter]

7. So what is the "two track strategy"?

There can only be one: the strategy we first agreed on.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

8. Pass one, then pass the other

That's two tracks. That's how I interpret it, at least. Like I said, he's parsing his words VERY finely, but he's not actually contradicting himself.

[LakeArenal]

2. I'm not sure he knows what party's platform he should be supporting.

Not even his constituents know.

[C_U_L8R]

4. Pariah says what?

Whatever.

[Lunabell]

9. I'm not sure your average Democrat can trust him.

He's holding up President Biden's agenda.