I agree with your assessment of the race in general, but I do not agree that Manchin will be a Dem go-along on the national scene. There is no way he would support any carbon tax or other legislation that would harm the coal industry. He is unabashedly pro-life and pro-Second Amendment. I live in Manchin country, and all the Manchins I know are firm in their convictions.
Susan. I am sure you know the Machin’s all personally. Perhaps you even helped carry a casket or walked down the isle with one. But, let us be very real for a minute. Byrd and Rockefeller ALL LIE EVERYDAY. And still win 70/30. And Manchin will get ZERO Committee seats, and NO POWER unless he sells out.
Period.
That is the 100000000000000000000000% truth.
But, if he HAS a soul. If he is REAL on any one of these issues.
There is one OTHER thing he could do... one other way to sell out and STILL have power and STAY in office forever...
He could switch parties and give the GOP the majority in the US Senate in exchange for a very senior committee spot.
That is his and OUR only hope.
Pray for that.
He would be to the right of about 6 other Republican Senators anyway.
A pro-life pro-gun Big Gubmint union-butt-kissing statist. yippee (/sarc)
RachelFaith is right. 100% probability that any D going to DC will be a sellout, as about 100% of the D’s in DC *have* sold out.