If he’s too sick to show up and vote but stays Senator, isn’t that the best scenario?
No. It’s currently 48D, 3I that are basically D and 49R.
If he is removed and replaced with a new Republican senator, that makes it 47D, 3I/D and 50R. Even split. If we flip Manchin, it becomes a Republican Senate.
Oh ChuckU will allow him to “vote” from the Walter Reed Psych Ward.