{"id":2096081,"date":"2023-11-10T08:35:59","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T13:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-vs-joe-four-times-manchin-broke-with-biden-ahead-of-possible-presidential-bid\/"},"modified":"2023-11-10T08:40:26","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T13:40:26","slug":"joe-vs-joe-four-times-manchin-broke-with-biden-ahead-of-possible-presidential-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-vs-joe-four-times-manchin-broke-with-biden-ahead-of-possible-presidential-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe vs. Joe: Four times Manchin broke with Biden ahead of possible presidential bid"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fjoe-vs-joe-four-times-manchin-broke-with-biden-ahead-of-possible-presidential-bid%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=2096081&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>Sen. Joe Manchin: A Thorn \u2062in the Democrats&#8217; Side<\/h2>\n<p>Throughout his tenure in the \u200cSenate, Sen. Joe\u2064 Manchin (D-WV) consistently positioned himself as \u2063a\u2063 centrist \u2064roadblock, much to the frustration of his fellow Democrats. \u200dWith \u2063the \u200dDemocrats&#8217; slim majority, Manchin often held the power \u2063to make or break party-line votes, forcing negotiations and compromises that sometimes derailed President Joe\u2063 Biden&#8217;s agenda.<\/p>\n<h3>Lessons for the GOP in 2023<\/h3>\n<p>Undoubtedly, Manchin relished his role in\u200c the upper\u2063 chamber. \u2062The West Virginia\u2064 Democrat frequently clashed with \u2062Biden, becoming increasingly critical of the president&#8217;s policies in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Manchin announced \u2062that he would not\u200c seek reelection \u2064to the Senate, sparking speculation about his future plans, including rumors of a\u2063 third-party presidential bid. Such a move\u200c would pit \u2063Biden\u200d against Manchin in a new way, setting the stage for\u2064 another rivalry the president \u2064must face as he seeks reelection.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s\u2063 a roundup of the\u200d times Manchin clashed with\u2064 Biden \u2064ahead of \u200bhis retirement announcement, which could have implications\u2062 for the 2024 \u2064cycle:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Manchin&#8217;s support for Biden&#8217;s agenda plummeted over \u2062the \u2063last 11 months<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>During Biden&#8217;s \u2064first two years in the White House, Manchin\u2064 largely supported\u200d the president&#8217;s policies \u200dand voted in line with\u200b his position. However, after the \u20642022 midterm elections, Manchin&#8217;s support saw a \u200dsignificant drop as he entered the final stretch of his Senate\u200c term.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the 117th Congress, from January 2021 to January 2023, Manchin aligned with Biden&#8217;s position 87.9% of the time. But in \u2062the last 11 months, that \u2062number plummeted to just 21.4% \u2014 a staggering 67-point drop.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, these\u200c numbers were attributed to Manchin&#8217;s tough reelection fight in\u200d a state where former President Donald Trump had a \u200csignificant victory in\u200b 2020. However, with Manchin now retiring, it raises eyebrows as to why he was so eager to distance\u200d himself from the president.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Manchin sank key \u200bBiden &#8216;Build Back Better&#8217; legislation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Manchin played a crucial role in sinking one of \u200dBiden&#8217;s top legislative \u2062priorities,\u2063 the Build Back Better Plan. This plan aimed to invest in various social, \u200dinfrastructural, and\u2062 environmental\u200c programs to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-vs-joe-four-times-manchin-broke-with-biden-ahead-of-possible-presidential-bid\/\" title=\"Joe vs. Joe: Four times Manchin broke with Biden ahead of possible presidential bid\">create high-quality employment opportunities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Teaming up with fellow centrist Sen. Kyrsten\u2064 Sinema (I-AZ), \u2064Manchin\u200c negotiated the legislation, positioning\u2063 themselves as \u200choldout votes due to certain provisions in the bill. Together,\u200b they scaled back\u200b the\u200b size and scope of the\u200b legislation, particularly its cost to\u200b the\u200b government.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these efforts, Manchin ultimately rejected the bill, effectively\u2062 sinking\u200b it as he held\u2062 the key swing vote. In \u2062December 2021, he expressed his frustration, stating, &#8220;I\u2063 just can&#8217;t. I&#8217;ve tried everything humanly possible. I just can&#8217;t get there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Manchin becomes first Democrat\u200d to oppose Biden judicial\u2064 nominee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In a surprising move, Manchin voted against\u2064 Nancy\u200b Abudu&#8217;s confirmation \u200cto the U.S. Court of Appeals \u2064for \u2062the 11th\u200c Circuit,\u200c making\u2064 him the first Democrat to \u200doppose one of\u200b Biden&#8217;s judicial nominations. Manchin&#8217;s spokesperson explained that he voted against her confirmation\u200c to prevent \u2062the appointment of &#8220;partisan advocates&#8221; to partisan courts, \u200bespecially when public trust in the\u200d judicial system is waning. Despite Manchin&#8217;s opposition,\u200b Abudu was still confirmed due to the \u2062absence of three GOP senators.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Manchin\u2063 threatened to derail signature Biden law that he helped craft<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One of\u2064 Biden&#8217;s major \u2063legislative victories, the Inflation Reduction\u200b Act, relied heavily on Manchin&#8217;s support to pass in the Senate. As part of the deal, Manchin even secured the legislation&#8217;s \u200cname, although Biden later expressed regret over it.<\/p>\n<p>However, \u200cManchin \u200blater reversed \u2063his stance, expressing frustration with the Biden\u2062 administration&#8217;s implementation of the law and accusing the president of advancing \u2062a \u200c&#8221;radical climate \u2063agenda.&#8221; He\u2062 even threatened to vote\u2064 for \u2064the repeal of the act if it came\u2063 up for a\u200d vote in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>In\u200b a \u200cSeptember\u2062 op-ed, Manchin criticized the politicization of\u2062 the\u200d Inflation Reduction Act, \u2064stating, &#8220;Since President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction\u2062 Act\u2063 into\u2064 law,\u2063 Washington hypocrisy has been on display, with both sides politicizing the bill to gain a partisan\u2063 advantage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Manchin&#8217;s distancing from the legislation \u2064was further \u2064evident when he \u2064chose to skip a\u200b major White House event celebrating the one-year anniversary of the \u2062act&#8217;s passage in August.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Joe Manchin&#8217;s clashes with President\u200b Biden have left a\u2062 lasting impact on the Democratic Party and could shape the political landscape in the upcoming\u2063 2024 \u2062cycle.<\/p>\n<p><em>Click here to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How has Joe Manchin&#8217;s opposition to progressive policies affected the legislative process and the \u200cDemocratic Party&#8217;s agenda?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Anchin&#8217;s resistance to progressive \u2062policies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Manchin&#8217;s opposition to progressive policies\u200d has been a consistent thorn in the side \u2062of the Democratic Party. His centrist \u200cstance clashed with the more\u200c progressive members of the party, often \u2063causing division\u200c and heated debates within the caucus.<\/p>\n<p>One of the \u200cmost notable examples of this clash was Manchin&#8217;s resistance to eliminating \u2063the filibuster. Progressives argued\u2063 that eliminating the\u200d filibuster was necessary to pass \u2062key Democratic legislation, while Manchin \u2063stood firm in his support for \u200bthe filibuster, citing the need for bipartisanship and protecting minority rights.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin&#8217;s opposition to \u2064progressive policies \u2062extended\u2063 beyond the filibuster. He also\u2062 expressed reservations about the size and scope of some of Biden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/live-2-pm-et-house-oversight-committee-hearing-on-bidenomics-a-perfect-storm-of-spending-debt-and-inflation\/\" title=\"LIVE NOW: House Oversight Committee Hearing on 'Bidenomics: Spending, Debt, and Inflation' at 2 PM ET.\">proposed spending measures<\/a>, such as the infrastructure bill and the proposed expansion\u200d of social programs.<\/p>\n<p>His resistance to these policies led to intense negotiations and compromises, with Manchin using his leverage as a swing vote to shape the final legislation. This forced Democrats to make concessions and scale back their ambitions, frustrating those who wanted bolder and more progressive\u200d action.<\/p>\n<p>The impact of Manchin&#8217;s centrism on Biden&#8217;s agenda cannot be understated. His reluctance to support certain policies and \u200chis insistence\u200d on \u200cbipartisan compromise \u2064slowed down the \u2063legislative process\u200b and watered down the final outcomes.<\/p>\n<h3>The future implications<\/h3>\n<p>With Manchin&#8217;s retirement announcement, the\u2062 Democratic Party will lose a key centrist \u2062voice in the Senate. This could have significant implications for \u200cthe party&#8217;s\u200c future, as \u2062it navigates the upcoming 2024 election cycle.<\/p>\n<p>On one hand, Manchin&#8217;s departure could give the Democratic Party more room to pursue a more progressive agenda, as they no \u2062longer\u2064 have to cater to his centrist preferences. This could energize the progressive base and attract \u2062new voters who have been frustrated by\u200c the \u2063party&#8217;s moderate stance.<\/p>\n<p>On the other\u200c hand, \u200bManchin&#8217;s absence could also leave a void in \u200dthe middle\u200c ground of American politics. With the current political landscape dominated by polarization and extreme partisanship, Manchin&#8217;s willingness to work across the aisle and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/md-gov-hogan-urges-biden-lawmakers-to-work-together-on-covid-19-relief-legislation\/\" title=\"Md. Gov. Hogan urges Biden, lawmakers to work together on COVID-19 relief legislation\">find common ground<\/a>\u2062 will\u200b be sorely missed.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, \u2063Manchin&#8217;s retirement \u200dopens up a Senate seat in West Virginia, a state that has seen an increasing Republican\u2064 presence in recent years. The race to fill his seat will be closely watched, as it \u200bcould potentially shift the\u2062 balance of power in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, Sen. Joe Manchin&#8217;s centrism\u2063 and resistance to progressive policies have made him a thorn in the Democrats&#8217; side.\u2063 His retirement announcement raises questions about the future direction of the party and the impact it will\u200d have on\u2062 President Biden&#8217;s agenda. While some may see his\u2064 departure as an opportunity for a more progressive agenda, others may lament the loss of\u200c a centrist voice in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jussie-smollett-trial-jury-selection-begins-this-week\/\" title=\"Jussie Smollett Trial: Jury Selection Begins This Week\">polarized political landscape<\/a>. \u2062All eyes will be on the race to fill his Senate seat and the implications it will have for the balance of power in Congress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>rely on Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV). With his centrist stance, Manchin frequently obstructed the Democrats&#8217; agenda, causing frustration. As the Senate&#8217;s balance hung by a thread, his vote became crucial, making or breaking party-line decisions. Consequently, the majority party had no choice but to depend on him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2096082,"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-2096081","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\/2096081","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=2096081"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2096081\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2096082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2096081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2096081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2096081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}