{"id":2005761,"date":"2023-08-19T12:21:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-19T16:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-keeps-pressure-on-white-house-as-last-hope-for-democrats-to-keep-west-virginia-blue\/"},"modified":"2023-08-19T12:22:33","modified_gmt":"2023-08-19T16:22:33","slug":"manchin-keeps-pressure-on-white-house-as-last-hope-for-democrats-to-keep-west-virginia-blue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-keeps-pressure-on-white-house-as-last-hope-for-democrats-to-keep-west-virginia-blue\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchin&#8217;s persistence puts White House under pressure, Democrats&#8217; final chance to maintain West Virginia&#8217;s blue status."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmanchin-keeps-pressure-on-white-house-as-last-hope-for-democrats-to-keep-west-virginia-blue%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2005761&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Democrats\u200c Face Opposition from Within: Sen. \u2062Joe Manchin<\/h2>\n<p>As Democrats strive to maintain control of the \u2064White House and their slim majority in the Senate, they are encountering fierce opposition from one of their own: West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin.<\/p>\n<p>Due to their tight majority in the upper chamber, Manchin has emerged as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-keeps-pressure-on-white-house-as-last-hope-for-democrats-to-keep-west-virginia-blue\/\" title=\"Manchin's persistence puts White House under pressure, Democrats' final chance to maintain West Virginia's blue status.\">crucial holdout vote<\/a>, forcing Democrats into lengthy negotiations and compromises to align with his centrist views. However, this delicate\u2063 dance has become more precarious in recent months, particularly\u2062 as Manchin grows increasingly frustrated \u2063with the Biden administration&#8217;s \u2062climate policies.<\/p>\n<h3>Stonewalling\u2064 Confirmation Hearings<\/h3>\n<p>As a result, Manchin\u200b has rebelled against \u2063his Democratic counterparts, stalling confirmation hearings for Richard Glick, the chairman\u200b of the\u2063 Federal Energy Regulatory \u200dCommission. He complains that \u2064the agency has been \u2064instrumental in advancing the Biden administration&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-climate-democrat-says-us-needs-more-domestic-oil-production-in-short-term\/\" title=\"Top Climate Democrat Says US Needs More Domestic Oil Production In \u2018Short Term\u2019\">aggressive climate policies<\/a>. This delay has left FERC \u200cwithout a\u2062 Democratic majority, resulting in a deadlock until\u200c Manchin \u2064allows the Senate Energy\u200d and Natural Resources \u2064Committee to move \u200bforward.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m absolutely in disagreement with how they&#8217;re\u2063 trying to promote an energy policy,&#8221; Manchin expressed earlier this month. &#8220;It&#8217;s not just about being &#8216;all green and clean&#8217;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Opposition to Inflation Reduction Act Implementation<\/h3>\n<p>Manchin\u200b has also voiced opposition to the Biden administration&#8217;s implementation of the\u200d Inflation Reduction \u2063Act, a significant piece of legislation that he helped pass in the Senate last year. He now threatens to withhold support \u2062for key\u2062 appointments to the Environmental Protection Agency and the Interior Department until changes are made.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration\u2063 has attempted \u200bto mend relations, assuring reporters that they are &#8220;working in good faith&#8221; to implement the law as intended by Congress. John Podesta, a senior\u2064 Biden adviser, stated, &#8220;We&#8217;re \u200dtrying to implement it based \u200don what Congress\u200b passed. He may \u200ddisagree with some interpretations, but we are operating in good faith to provide guidance as quickly as possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Potential Presidential Run<\/h3>\n<p>Adding to \u2063the complexity, Manchin has publicly entertained the idea of running for president on a third-party ticket. This move \u2062could leave a crucial Senate seat open and pose a significant\u200c challenge to Biden&#8217;s reelection efforts.<\/p>\n<p>While Manchin has not confirmed his\u200d intentions for reelection or a White House\u200c bid, he is being considered a top contender \u2064by\u2063 the \u200cNo Labels group, which plans \u200cto launch \u200ca third-party ticket as an alternative\u200c option in the event of a Trump-Biden rematch.<\/p>\n<p>If Manchin decides to run for\u200b president,\u200b it could present another challenge for Senate Democrats as they strive to maintain their slim majority. The centrist\u200d senator is\u200b viewed \u200bas\u200b the party&#8217;s best chance to retain the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nancy-pelosi-to-attend-sinemas-2024-senate-rivals-fundraising-event\/\" title=\"Nancy Pelosi to join Sinema's opponent's fundraiser in 2024.\">crucial seat<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c West Virginia Senate race \u2063is anticipated to be one of the most competitive elections of the 2024 cycle, with the\u2064 nonpartisan Cook Political Report designating it as a &#8220;tossup.&#8221; Manchin, if he runs\u2062 for a second term, is considered one\u200c of the most\u2064 vulnerable\u200c Senate incumbents, as he would be running in a\u200c state that Biden lost by \u2062nearly 40 points in 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> \u200d to read more from\u200d The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<h3>Manchin&#8217;s Confidence<\/h3>\n<p>Although Manchin has not disclosed his future plans, \u200dthe West Virginia Democrat remains confident in his \u2062chances of victory, regardless of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-sports-can-bring-us-together-so-get-the-politics-out\/\" title=\"WATCH: Sports Can Bring Us Together. So Get The Politics Out.\">political battles<\/a>\u2062 he may \u200cface.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve been in races to win. If I get in \u2064the race,\u200c I&#8217;m gonna win,&#8221; Manchin declared last month. &#8220;I haven&#8217;t made \u2062a decision yet.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Democrats strive to retain control of the White House and their slim Senate majority, West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin, a member of their own party, has become a formidable opponent for the Biden administration. With their narrow majority, Manchin has emerged as a prominent figure within the party.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2005762,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2005761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2005761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2005761"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2005761\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2005762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2005761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2005761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2005761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}