Lol at Manchin being a bulwark to anything

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The idea of Manchin being some sort of moderate is a ploy. I read this that they like to throw Manchin out there so he can bring in some squishy Republicans in the name of bipartisanship. So the original bill may not pass in full, but 90% of it might and they can call it "bi-partisan". This will look better for them instead of passing something so controversial on a split vote.

“The filibuster should be painful, it really should be painful and we've made it more comfortable over the years,” he said on “Fox News Sunday.” “Maybe it has to be more painful.”

But Manchin said Democrats need to meaningfully engage with Republicans before going down that path, which they utilized late last week to pass a $1.9 trillion Covid relief package without a single GOP Senate vote.