{"id":905800,"date":"2021-10-21T12:28:58","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T16:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=905800"},"modified":"2021-10-21T12:29:05","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T16:29:05","slug":"manchin-says-he-offered-to-become-independent-if-democrats-thought-he-was-embarrassing-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-says-he-offered-to-become-independent-if-democrats-thought-he-was-embarrassing-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchin Says He Offered To Become Independent If Democrats Thought He Was \u2018Embarrassing\u2019 Them"},"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%2Fmanchin-says-he-offered-to-become-independent-if-democrats-thought-he-was-embarrassing-them%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=905800&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--><div><\/div>\n<p>West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin said Thursday that he had offered to leave the Democratic Party if fellow senators and President Joe Biden felt that he was \u201cembarrassing\u201d them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have told the president, [Majority Leader] <span class=\"rollover-people\" data-behavior=\"rolloverpeople\">Chuck Schumer<\/span>, and even the whole Caucus that if it is \u2018embarrassing\u2019 to them to have a moderate, centrist Democrat in the mix and if it would help them publicly, I could become an Independent,\u201d Manchin <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/577764-exclusive-manchin-says-hes-not-leaving-democrats\">told<\/a> The Hill. \u201cThen they could explain some of this to the public saying it\u2019s complicated to corral these two independents, Bernie [Sanders] and me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If Manchin did formally leave the party, he said, he would still caucus with the Democrats, like Sanders and Maine Sen. Angus King.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"4.9375\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">EXCLUSIVE: Manchin says he\u2019s not leaving Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fokEeX9VkQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/fokEeX9VkQ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AAbFh8oAkv\">pic.twitter.com\/AAbFh8oAkv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Hill (@thehill) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thehill\/status\/1451192822414012428?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>One of the most moderate senators in either party, Manchin has been continuously dogged by reports that he would switch to the GOP, like West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice. Manchin angrily <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/10\/20\/joe-manchin-rumors-leaving-democrats-bullsht\/\">responded<\/a> to a Wednesday report that he was considering taking concrete steps to leave the Democratic Party, calling it \u201cbullshit\u2026 with a capital \u2018B.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Manchin has repeatedly tangled with Sanders over the size and scope of the Build Back Better Act, the social spending package that Senate Democrats hope to pass through the budget reconciliation process. Sanders initially wanted a $6 trillion package, while Manchin has said that he would only support one that costs $1.5 trillion. Manchin also supports means-testing programs like the Child Tax Credit and opposes a provision that would subsidize renewable energy and penalize carbon-based energy. The coal industry directly employs more than 30,000 West Virginians, <a href=\"https:\/\/minesafety.wv.gov\/historical-statistical-data\/wv-coal-facts\/\">according<\/a> to the state\u2019s Office of Miner Health, Safety, and Training. Coal added $12.9 billion to the state\u2019s economy in 2017, nearly 17% of West Virginia\u2019s total output, a West Virginia University study <a href=\"http:\/\/busecon.wvu.edu\/bber\/pdfs\/Econ-Impact-Coal-2018.pdf\">found<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders wrote an op-ed in Manchin\u2019s hometown newspaper calling on West Virginians to pressure Manchin into supporting a larger package on Oct. 15, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/10\/16\/joe-manchin-bernie-sanders-west-virginia-newspaper-build-back-better\/\">leading<\/a> Manchin to slam Sanders as a \u201cself-declared Independent socialist\u201d with \u201cno relationship to our state.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/10\/01\/debbie-dingell-pelosi-didnt-know-joe-manchin-limit-chuck-schumer\/\"><strong>(RELATED: Top House Democrat Says Pelosi Didn\u2019t Know About Manchin\u2019s Spending Limit, But Schumer Did)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Manchin has also clashed with left-wing Democrats in the House, including New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar and Illinois Rep. Sean Casten.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>West Virginia Sen. 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