West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin (D) says he is “thinking seriously” about leaving the Democratic Party and declaring himself an independent before the 2024 election, when he will have to decide whet…
He can’t hold his seat anymore regardless. Dems and Dem caucusing Is are 51-49 so they can lose him and still have the Senate with Harris as VP. Realistically, at least one other D is going down on the 2024 senate map, so they’ll need to bump off Cruz to compensate and keep it 50-50.
I know everyone hates him, but without him Dems lose the senate and can’t appoint judges
Also Trump won every single county in WV, I don’t know if any other “D” candidate could win there
Well, the good news is if he leaves, we can replace Feinstein without any additional penalty.
He can’t hold his seat anymore regardless. Dems and Dem caucusing Is are 51-49 so they can lose him and still have the Senate with Harris as VP. Realistically, at least one other D is going down on the 2024 senate map, so they’ll need to bump off Cruz to compensate and keep it 50-50.