“I don’t think the R’s would be any more happier with me than D’s are right now,” Manchin says
Fact is, I see the parties as a uniparty with the two side simply playing “good cop, bad cop” with us. Which one you see as the good cop depends on which one gives your views lip service.
And don’t kid yourself. All it is is lip service. It’s how the most liberal R party members like McCain and Romney can become their party’s presidential nominee while the Paul family (rand and ron) are considered party outliers when, in fact, they most embrace the constitutional values Americans hold dear.
“Hey! That’s my line! I left the R party 16 years ago.”
You early adopter, I left 14 years ago!