Mitch makes a pitch for Manchin

 Red States:

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With various reports swirling that Senate Democrats, in particular, are terrified that Manchin might flip from Democrat to Republican sooner rather than later (if at all), McConnell told reporters last week that though he didn’t think it would happen, “it would not surprise you to know that I’ve suggested for years it would be a great idea, representing a deep red state like West Virginia, for him to come over to our side.”

Today during an interview on Fox News, McConnell took the opportunity again to increase the pressure on Manchin, doing so at the right time considering how Manchin effectively nuked Joe Biden’s “Build Back Better” agenda this past weekend for the foreseeable future and also considering the childish blasting Manchin got from the White House in the aftermath, which Manchin made clear he did not appreciate.

Via The Hill:

“Why in the world would they want to call him a liar and try to hotbox him and embarrass him?” McConnell asked during the interview, referring to the response Manchin received from White House and Democrats.

“I think the message is, ‘We don’t want you around.’ Obviously that is up to Joe Manchin, but he is clearly not welcome on that side of the aisle,” he told the newspaper.

“No wonder why Joe Manchin is uncomfortable on the Democratic side,” McConnell also stated. “He would be a lot more comfortable on our side.”

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 Democrats are too emotionally attached to their agenda to see its obvious faults and they do not understand why someone like Manchin is not emotionally attached to it. Manchin's constituents have more in common with the GOP they do with Schumer et.al., much less the Squad.

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