Chris Helgerson: Manchin isn't an idiot, he just wants to feel important and on top of something. In a split Senate, he sees himself as "kingmaker". So give him something else to do. **Sorry for the delay in this follow up, I'm at work and it moves in waves

Democrats should probably get off their fucking asses and do some court expansion on the Supreme Court.

They need Manchin and Sinema to make that happen. What are the odds they'll vote to make that happen?

Manchin wants to feel important, so if they gave him a few higher profile jobs, praised him for the performance thereof, and otherwise massaged his ego; I think he'd (1) agree to run for another term, and (2) go along with a few bigger picture things.

I feel like Joe B has done everything for him he can. He's a lost cause.

West Virginia is actually ideal for "hemp as biofuel" production; allocate some money, put Manchin "in charge", and he's the "hero" who brought a few thousand jobs for the cultivation, refining, and transportation that produces a few 100k bbls of diesel and biogas fueling the SE.

Manchin isn't an idiot, he just wants to feel important and on top of something. In a split Senate, he sees himself as "kingmaker". So give him something else to do. **Sorry for the delay in this follow up, I'm at work and it moves in waves

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