Is Manchin Preparing to ‘Bait & Switch’ His Way to the Presidency?
Manchin is coming perilously close to switching parties and thereby handing the Republican Party a Senate majority on a silver platter.
McConnell has praised Manchin’s posture and stance on the filibuster. Manchin’s current performance re the Biden legislative agenda may be viewed as an audition for a prominent leadership role and position in the Republican Party should he decide to take a seat on the other side of the aisle.
It may well be that his long range plan is to wait until Trump himself becomes politically irrelevant due to federal and state prosecutions.
If, and or when, Trump is found guilty of something and precluded from ever holding any elective office again, it would be deemed propitious and advantageous by Manchin to switch parties and make a run for the Presidency as a newly minted Republican convert.
The most telling comment he made re his posture on American democracy was the remark he uttered when asked whether he would support removal of the filibuster in order to pass legislation needed to create a bipartisan 911 style investigatory commission on the events of January 6th, he said:
“I’m not ready to destroy the government.”
06/11/2021 @ 4:54 pm
Ron, I didn’t want to make another post but I thought you’d want to know this if you don’t already.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/pulitzer-prizes-2021-darnella-frazier-wins-special-citation-from-pulitzer-prize-board/ar-AAKX7vL
06/11/2021 @ 10:10 pm
Jonna,
I sincerely wish that someone other than me would publish a post about Darnella Frazier getting a special citation from the Pulitzer Board.
I got the news earlier today on my breaking news feed…
But I do wish that others here would take it upon themselves to acknowledge her accomplishment and the well deserved accolade.
06/11/2021 @ 4:58 pm
I hope the Ds are putting max effort into getting out the next vote, picking candidates, etc.
I wish they would make an effort like the Rs did around Reagan times and using Frank Luntz who taught them how to form their words, taught them to use talking points so effectively they changed the whole vocabulary of politics in this country.
06/11/2021 @ 10:12 pm
The Democrats need to learn how to become street fighters…
Winning policy debates no longer matters…
06/13/2021 @ 9:50 pm
I too wish Democrats would get down here in the mud and fight like hell. I too believe Manchin is just waiting for the “right time” to switch parties. Sinema as well.
06/14/2021 @ 12:29 am
I don’t think Manchin has a shot at the Presidency. He wouldn’t have a lot of support in the Republican Party because he’d be a newcomer. Democrats would view him as a traitor. Trump’s base would view him as too moderate and he’d now be rejected for every Democratic stand he takes. West Virginia voters voted for a Democrat. In terms of sheer power he’d be a complete idiot to move. If he becomes a Republican he becomes just another Republican, but as a Democrat he’s literally the fulcrum of the Senate.
06/21/2021 @ 11:16 am
If the Dems can pick off 2 Senate seats in the midterm elections, Manchin becomes irrelevant.