Mother Jones has exclusively learned that Joe Manchin is considering leaving the Democratic Party to become Independent

[basquebromance]

do it Saint Manchin!

SCOOP: Manchin tells associates he's considering leaving the Democratic Party and has an exit plan

He could pull the trigger if he doesn't get his way on the Build Back Better bill.

www.motherjones.com

 

[ZZ PUPPS]

In all honesty, the Party left him and middle America.

 

[Votto]

Imagine the death threats he must be getting from the Left wing loons.

That is, from his democrat peers in Congress who follow him to the bathroom to accost him.

 

[Lovebears65]

Man I hope that happens . Gives Republicans control of the senate ..

 

[Lovebears65]

you beat me too it. I just posted didnt see yours sorry

 

[HappyJoy]

Either way that guy won his last election.

 

[MarcATL]

Either way that guy won his last election.

Basically.

 

[Lovebears65]

Either way that guy won his last election.

if he goes Red his state is Red

 

[Votto]

Just think, without Manchin we would all be speaking Chinese by now.

 

[Rambunctious]

I don't blame him...he had a long meeting with McConnell last week....

 

[HappyJoy]

if he goes Red his state is Red

I can only imagine him getting ripped to shreds in a primary for being a big ol' huge Communist Democrat who voted to impeach Trump twice.

Gotta' remember most Republicans in his state are used to not voting for him.

 

[Votto]

I don't blame him...he had a long meeting with McConnell last week....

It is either change parties or resign himself to losing the next election.

The DNC mob certainly won't sit by and let him defy them by staying in their little party mob thingy.

 

[task0778]

if he goes Red his state is Red

It's already a red state I think. Betcha that kinda talk from him is going to garner a lot of attention, and real quick too.

FYI:

In recent days, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) has told associates that he is considering leaving the Democratic Party if President Joe Biden and Democrats on Capitol Hill do not agree to his demand to cut the size of the social infrastructure bill from $3.5 trillion to $1.75 trillion, according to people who have heard Manchin discuss this. Manchin has said that if this were to happen, he would declare himself an “American Independent.” And he has devised a detailed exit strategy for his departure.
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He told associates that he has a two-step plan for exiting the party. First, he would send a letter to Sen. Chuck Schumer, the top Senate Democrat, removing himself from the Democratic leadership of the Senate. (He is vice chairman of the Senate Democrats’ policy and communications committee.) Manchin hopes that would send a signal. He would then wait and see if that move had any impact on the negotiations. After about a week, he said, he would change his voter registration from Democrat to independent.

SCOOP: Manchin tells associates he's considering leaving the Democratic Party and has an exit plan

He could pull the trigger if he doesn't get his way on the Build Back Better bill.

www.motherjones.com

He's even got it planned out, sounds serious to me.

 

[JGalt]

Either way that guy won his last election.

I'd sure as hell vote for him. Your "81 million" number is way overestimated.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

He is loving this. For the first time in his life he actually means something and people care about him. He will milk this till the bitter end. Problem is if he leaves the Dems he will be back to being a nobody from a tiny state that nobody care about

 

[DrLove]

Dems have already agreed to the 1.75
Hey, I thought RW loons didn't believe Mother Jones.
Smart - I don't either

 

[DrLove]

I don't blame him...he had a long meeting with McConnell last week....

 

[HappyJoy]

I'd sure as hell vote for him. Your "81 million" number is way overestimated.

81 million? We're talking about West Virginia.

 

[Votto]

He is loving this. For the first time in his life he actually means something and people care about him. He will milk this till the bitter end. Problem is if he leaves the Dems he will be back to being a nobody from a tiny state that nobody care about

A state no one cares about?

The democrats definitely don't care about that state, but then, they don't care much about the 49 other states either, so.........

 

[TNHarley]

I dont blame him.
What kind of decent person joins the dem party, any way?