Claiming that no real centrist could vote for either Biden or Trump, it’s got its own spotlight-craving pol (Joe Manchin) waiting to pounce.
Joe Manchin
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Fossil Fuels Are a Clear and Present Danger to National Security
Joe Manchin has protecting America exactly backwards.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
West Virginia Wanders Away From Coal
Some coal defenders amp up culture war as others welcome nuclear and batteries.
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Democrats’ Debt Ceiling Debacle
For some reason the party decided to hand the Republican House majority a live economic grenade.
Posted inPolitics
Joe Manchin’s Dumb Budget Idea Already Failed Before
In 2011, Congress created a ‘super committee’ to come to a bipartisan compromise on austerity. It didn’t work.
Posted inTAP
The Added Benefits of Warnock’s Win
Today on TAP: 51-49 is far more powerful than 50-50—and provides some insurance for 2024.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Manchin Decides to Torpedo Permitting Reform
By refusing to hold a hearing for the chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Joe Manchin is damaging an existing effort to improve permitting for electric transmission lines.
Posted inPolitics
The Case of the Missing Child Tax Credit
The expanded policy was effective and popular among those who received it, but Democrats have largely avoided discussing it during the midterm elections.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
How Manchin Capitalized on Being at the Center of the IRA Debate
The senator formed a new fundraising vehicle that lets him solicit larger contribution checks.
Posted inPolitics
Why Progressive Groups Struggled With the Biden Agenda
The way Build Back Better unfolded made it an insider’s game, wasting serious effort and hundreds of millions of dollars from outside organizations.