Joe Manchin asking billionaires to abuse financial relationship with Rs to avoid pressure to remove filibuster

[crimson5pheonix]

Leaked Audio of Sen. Joe Manchin Call With Billionaire Donors Provides Rare Glimpse of Dealmaking on Filibuster and Jan. 6 Commission

Manchin urged big-money donors with No Labels to talk to Sen. Roy Blunt about flipping his vote on the commission in order to save the filibuster.

theintercept.com

In a piece of leaked audio Joe Manchin admits to financiers that he's under a lot of pressure to eliminate the filibuster because progressives are only ever right about the state of bipartisanship in the country, so he asks the people who bankroll both him and them to pressure certain Republicans who will be working for them post-retirement to flip on the Jan. 6 commission so he can say bipartisanship works.

Thus proving that bipartisanship only works through economic coercion.

 

[tippy2k2]

#VBNMW

 

[Buyetyen]

What a contemptible little man he is.

 

[The Rogue Wolf]

Manchin seeks bipartisanship with a Republican party that would far sooner destroy America than share it.

 

[Schadrach]

What a contemptible little man he is.

I wish I could say I didn't vote for him. I didn't in the primary. But in the general, well, maybe you should see who ran against him. Definitely a lesser of two evils vote.

 

[PhoenixMaster]

Joe doesn't want his party going overboard with the progressive wing of his party, he knows he won't be elected again if the filibuster is removed. He is from a red state.

 

[Gergar12]

A right-wing corporate democrat begging a bunch of centrists, and greedy billionaires to please ask fascists to maybe accept money in exchange for a few civil rights for people of color.

We have truly entered late-stage capitalism.

 

[crimson5pheonix]

I get a twofer in two threads

Sen. Joe Manchin, key Democratic holdout on federal voting protections, coming to Texas for fundraiser hosted by several GOP donors

The fundraiser comes just a day after Manchin met with Texas House Democrats on Capitol Hill who are desperate for his support of the congressional efforts which could preempt the statewide GOP’s push to pass bills that would restrict voting access for Texans.

www.texastribune.org

Joe Manchin went to Texas right after meeting with the Texas dems who are breaking quorum to fundraise with Texas republicans and oil executives. You know, the people he needs to ask to coerce "moderate" republicans into being bipartisan.

 

[tippy2k2]

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