My knowledge of Manchin is limited but it has always seemed that his views are Republican, like the views of Colin Powell always seemed Democrat.
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He sure won’t be a strong conservative, but I guess it will be better to have him on our side. We will need every vote we can get, because we have some big things to do.
Manchin wants to run for President!
He was until the “Trumpian Revolution” trying to be the “New Bill Clinton”. (The Bill Clinton without all the sexual escapades!) Slick’s political persona was that of a moderate from a southern state. One who could seek the moderate pragmatic solution and navigate between all those extremely extreme extremists of the right (GOP) & the left (Rat). The problem for Manchin is, the Rat party of 1992 no longer exists and this is no longer a 1992 country. What sold then, no ones buying! This explains all his weird gun control gyrations with Toomey. (Someone else will have to explain Toomey. I can’t !)
Again I know people who know Manchin personally. They agree with my analysis. They also say Manchin is all about Manchin! I think WV’ers are starting to see that.