Manchin Muddies The Senate.
“Sen. Joe Manchin, a conservative Democrat from West Virginia known for promoting bipartisan legislation, championing fossil fuels and blocking some big-spending policies backed by progressives, announced Thursday he won’t seek reelection.
His decision is a blow to Democrats who saw Manchin, a former governor who joined the Senate in 2010, as the party’s best shot to retain its majority in a state that former President Trump captured last time by 39 points.
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Democrats were facing an uphill battle to maintain control of the Senate and that is far more complicated with Joe Manchin’s retirement. The GOP is likely to take control of the chamber after failing to do so in 2022. Ohio could also lose a Democratic Senator further putting the Senate in GOP control, but this is all a year away and most anything could happen in the mean time. And likely will.
