Mountain Manchin

Redder than a ripe tomato

 I was watching Chris Hayes on Friday as I panicked about Joe Manchin's last minute hold up of the COVID stimulus package, and Hayes noted (correctly) that despite what we might think of Manchin's Democratic Party bona fides, he's managed to win several elections as a Democrat in one of the reddest states in America.  He even survived a pretty ugly scandal involving his daughter (Heather Bresch, CEO of Mylan) wherein her company gouged ordinary Americans on the price of Epi Pens and Bresch watched her salary go from $2 million to $18 million virtually over night.

And for that he deserves his props.

However, it does serve as a reminder once again how important the Senate elections in 2022 will be-with even a 52-48 or 53-47 Senate Majority Manchin (and Krysten Sinema for that matter) will fade into oblivion.  He can whine as much as he wants, vote however he wants, create what amendments he wants, but we won't need him.

Win in 2022, and Manchin fades into political irrelevancy.

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Peace,

emaycee