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[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 41 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

He ain't dead. He's just asleep.

Some Democrats have grown increasingly suspicious that the president’s team has not been fully forthcoming about the impact of aging on him.

Manchin - hahhahhahhhaaaha

The dilemma for Democrats was illustrated by the actions of Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, a longtime Democrat who recently abandoned the party. The senator was so disillusioned by Mr. Biden’s debate performance that he asked his staff to book him on several Sunday shows to rail against the state of the campaign.

Mr. Manchin was also angered that he made phone calls to top Democrats that went unreturned. Eventually, Senator Chris Coons, Democrat of Delaware, Mr. Schumer and other Democrats intervened, and Mr. Manchin canceled his television appearances.

[–] Speaker@hexbear.net 38 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Oh, so they do have some kind of leverage on Manchin, they just don't use it for legislative purposes.

[–] casskaydee@hexbear.net 28 points 3 months ago

What are you talking about, Manchin is key to their legislative strategy of never having the votes they need to enact progressive policy