Democrats have no leverage over Manchin

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If you listen to Democrats, they want people to think that Americans are on their side on the issue, and they think — somehow — they can do Manchin in with his constituents.

But the bottom line is the truth of how Joe Manchin was greeted back in West Virginia.

What it says is where most of America is at — and that’s not with the progressives to do away with the rules and impose huge, obnoxious spending packages.

Now, it’s hard to hear exactly what Manchin is saying, but the point is how he’s cheered at the end.

As our friends at Hot Air note, 72 percent of West Virginians support Manchin blocking the Build Back Better bill. It’s a red state, and Republicans control both the House and the Senate, so they’re definitely supportive of what Manchin has done. He might be the only Democrat who could win that office in that state. So, Democrats have the choice between Manchin or a Republican because that’s the reality.

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Not only do Democrats have no leverage with West Virginia voters. but Manchin could easily flip the Senate control to Republicans and still win in West Virginia.  The Biden spending spree just does not have the support of a majority of voters in the US as a whole and nor does their attempt to make it eaier to cheat on elections.