Posted on 06/13/2019 7:20:27 AM PDT by SMGFan
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is eyeing a possible exit from the Senate, and his decision could be a significant factor in which party controls the majority in 2021.
In moments of frustration, the centrist senator has gone so far as to tell colleagues he may leave the upper chamber before the end of this Congress, or after the 2020 elections.
Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.) keeps a close watch on Manchin, and the senators have a good working relationship. While Schumer recognizes that his West Virginia colleague can get exasperated by dysfunction in the Senate, he believes Manchin is content and engaged in his job.
But Manchin says hes deeply irritated with the lack of bipartisan cooperation on Capitol Hill, where passing bills has largely become an afterthought in the 116th Congress.
Manchin noted supporters in West Virginia are pressing him to run for governor next year, and hes considering it.
I have people back home that want me to come back and run for governor. Were looking at all the different plays. I want to make sure whatever time I have left in public service is productive, he told The Hill.
Asked if hes happy with how productive he is in the Senate, Manchin replied, Not at all.
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WV paid taxes on food? I believe the city of Phoenix, maybe, does that in AZ. I know where I live in AZ we don’t.
YUP!
Manchin ended that over the course of a couple of years.
Bullshit!!! The man is an 0bamorrhoid leftist.
Manchin was a barely tolerable governor, and he needs to get out of politics and get a real job. I’m not a huge fan of Jim Justice, but I’d take him over Munchkin regardless of party.
That disappeared right quick when he got to Washington. Now he's Schumer's butt-boy.
Manchin a centrist? Nonsense. He votes how Chuckie tells him to vote.
Manchin is not a "centrist". He votes 75% with the anti American left.
Joe Manchin needs to leave and go back to private life..
He is, and I’m shocked so many FReepers fall for his schtick. He’s a left-winger who tries to play both sides.
A Republican already does.
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