Republicans Pressure Manchin to Retire

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Republicans Pressure Manchin to Retire

January 23, 2023 at 9:33 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 6 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2023/01/23/republicans-pressure-manchin-to-retire/

"SNIP......

“The National Republican Senatorial Committee is portraying Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) as a Davos-trekking elitist in a direct mail and digital ad campaign directed at West Virginia voters,” Axios reports.

“The NRSC’s early anti-Manchin messaging is part of a pressure campaign designed to dissuade him from seeking a third term. Manchin is the only Democrat who can realistically hold a Senate seat in one of the most conservative states in the country.”

Insider: Manchin says he hasn’t ruled out a presidential bid in 2024.

........SNIP"

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3. Not just wrong, that is plain nonsense.

If a Republican sat in his seat the last two years, instead of record breaking judicial confirmations, we would have none.

None of Biden’s historic accomplishments would have been possible.

What a dumb post.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

5. Absolutely right! It is hard to believe some of the misinformed nonsense one sees on this forum.

Like him (or don't) Joe Manchin has been a boon for the Democratic Party vs any imaginable alternative from contemporary W. Virginia.

[mountain grammy]

8. Much of Biden's agenda and his court nominees

got zero republican votes but all 50 Democrats. Joe Manchin was one of them. I can't stand the man, but a republican would be way different. Of course Kamala made 51.

Maybe, just maybe, if George Washington came back and ran as a Democrat in WV he could be elected, but I doubt it.

[Get Me Outta Here]

2. Insider?

I'll rule that shit out for you right here/right now, Senator. Of course, it's probably just a grift to stuff his piggy bank (aka, leadership pac) before exiting for the really big money.

[tritsofme]

4. We should all hope he runs.

If we are to pull off an inside straight and keep the Senate, it can’t be done without Manchin.

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6. Any Democrat who appealed to working Americans who live paycheck to paycheck

could win West Virginia. The messaging somehow gets skewed and people become convinced that they must depend on corporate greed for low wage jobs just to keep going. None of the rich elitists who have been elected to the senate or governorship in West Virginia have lifted a finger to make things better, including the governor, or the GOP senator, Moore-Capito.

[live love laugh]

7. Presidential run⁉️

[Justice matters.]

9. Good catch!

Yeah, the Maserati-n-Yacht fully detached from reality elitist...

[PortTack]

10. Just goes to show just how out of touch he is with reality!

[W_HAMILTON]

11. With friends like these...

Republicans are pressuring Manchin to retire, Republicans are pressuring Sinema to caucus with them or else they will probably run a Republican challenger against her, etc.

I would like to think that after this, their bipartisan mindset would make them go, "hmm..." and rethink how much their "Republican colleagues" really give a damn about them or bipartisan efforts, but I'm guessing not!