Should Biden let the Republicans have Manchin?

Steve Bannon is pushing to "bring Joe Manchin into the Republican Party." Joe already votes Republican Party Line and could be the biggest factor in bringing down democracy as we know it so what difference does it make if he has the R in front of his name.
Moscow Mitch is going to let Biden gut his own infrastructure bill and when it finally comes up for a vote he'll use the filibuster to say FuckYou we block all Democrat Bills. Then he can thank Manchin again.

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tindrummer · M

Manchin may be laying the groundwork for actually limiting the filibuster after doing all he can to encourage bipartisanship.
He'll be able to present that (not having a choice) to his constituents.

Pitchblue

@tindrummer Limit the filibuster? Right now he's letting Rich Mitch stop all Democrat Bills [b]with[/b] the filibuster. Jan 6th investigation, infrastructure bill, creating millions of jobs, equal rights voting bill. Manchin doesn't seem to want any of it. Mitch knows if Biden starts flooding States with infrastructure jobs the Republicans are done in 22. Same with any bill that cracks down on suppression or gerrymandering.

tindrummer · M

@Pitchblue I know all that but my theory isn't unthinkable; just not as likely as I'd like.

Pitchblue

The political advocacy group backed by billionaire Charles Koch has been pressuring Sen. Joe Manchin, to oppose key parts of the Democratic agenda, including filibuster reform and voting rights legislation. Americans for Prosperity launched a website titled West Virginia Values, which calls on people to email Manchin “to be The Voice West Virginia Needs In D.C. Reject Washington’s Partisan Agenda.” It then lists all of the items Manchin has promised to oppose, including the idea of eliminating the filibuster, the For the People Act and packing the Supreme Court. It then shows everything the group believes Manchin should oppose, including Biden’s infrastructure plan and the union-friendly PRO Act.