Joe Manchin 
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SOURCE: Made By History at the Washington Post
1/27/2022
Manchin's Self-Proclaimed "Principled" Acts Mean Shunning His Constituents
by Ashley Steenson
Joe Manchin's torpedoing of the Build Back Better legislation reflects a historically prominent principle, though maybe not one the Senator would like to acknowledge: contempt for most of his constituents.
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SOURCE: CNN
1/26/2022
Biden Can't Let Manchin and Synema Derail His Court Nominee
by Julian Zelizer
Now that Manchin and Sinema have forged their political brands around bucking the party, there's no reason to assume that they'll fall in line easily behind Biden's nominee.
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SOURCE: The Atlantic
1/17/2022
Manchin and Sinema are Fulfilling John Roberts's Vision
by Ronald Brownstein
"Roberts, who served as a young clerk to conservative Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist and as a Justice Department assistant in the Reagan administration, has long expressed hostility to federal oversight of voting and election rules."
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SOURCE: Washington Post
1/7/2022
Ornstein: Five Filibuster Myths
"Supporters of the status quo have their reasons, many of them caught up in myths about the history of the Constitution and the Senate’s role."
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SOURCE: New York Times
1/11/2022
Biden to Endorse Changing Filibuster Rules for Voting Rights Legislation
The President is expected to endorse limited changes to the filibuster rules to enable a straight majority vote on voting rights legislation, while perserving the filibuster for other legislation.
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SOURCE: New York Times
12/20/2021
Behind Manchin's BBB Opposition, a Long History of Climate Obstruction
"He received more campaign donations from the oil, coal and gas industries than any other senator in the current election cycle."
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SOURCE: New York Times
10/8/2021
Joe Manchin's Denigration of "Entitlements" is Nothing New
Historian Larry Glickman's work shows that Joe Manchin's fear of "entitlements" is part of a longstanding idea that American capitalism can't work without the threat of poverty and immiseration.
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