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Sheri Smith's avatar

Manchin chose to announce he was leaving the Democratic Party today.

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TW Falcon's avatar

Is he still running to keep his Senate seat? If so, it improves his re-election chance.

Better to have Manchin in that seat instead of some Republican.

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SandyG's avatar

Hasn't he also declined to run for his Senate seat again, and declined being the No Labels' candidate? What GD difference does this announement make?

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Sheri Smith's avatar

Future financial opportunities is my guess.

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SandyG's avatar

Of course.

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Cheryl from Maryland's avatar

Good Riddance.

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SandyG's avatar

I'm definitely not a fan, Cheryl, but I disagree, because in order to get his vote on the bills Biden wanted, compromises had to be made, and that helped them be perceived as bipartisan, which they were.

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Linda Oliver's avatar

Don’t let the door hit ya on the way out.

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