Manchin Is Using Democrats’ Fears of Third-Party Run to His Political Advantage

In recent weeks, West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, who has feuded with Joe Biden pretty much from the start of the president’s administration, has begun publicly campaigning against the $400 billion Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) — a piece of legislation crammed with environmental investments and thus a critical piece of Biden’s efforts to reduce global warming. Despite the fact that Manchin himself…

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