Rats beginning to flee the ship? Manchin leaves the Democrat party

[miguel]

Per this article, old boy is now, "independent". What does this do to the Senate?

Joe Manchin Leaves Democratic Party

Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia announced Friday that he was leaving the Democratic Party and registering as an independent.

dailycaller.com

 

[DadSmith]

Per this article, old boy is now, "independent". What does this do to the Senate?

Joe Manchin Leaves Democratic Party

Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia announced Friday that he was leaving the Democratic Party and registering as an independent.

dailycaller.com

Nothing because he votes with the Democrat's 9 out of 9.1 bills.

 

[Shadow01]

Would this be like Cheney leaving the GOP?

 

[Mark-DuCo]

Bascally just saying I don't want people to see me as a bad guy even though I will continue to vote with the bad guys every time.

 

[DadSmith]

Would this be like Cheney leaving the GOP?

No more like Ron DeSantis leaving the GoP.
He'd still vote with the GoP.

 

[KLB]

Nothing because he votes with the Democrat's 9 out of 9.1 bills.

That is not the relevant fact. It is all about who he caucuses with.

 

[rbhargan]

He will continue to caucus and vote with the Democrats. All he is doing is changing his shirt because the odor of "Democrat" is now offensive to a lot of people in his State, and he wants to keep his job. Hopefully, the people of WV will see through his BS.

 

[patience0830]

He will continue to caucus and vote with the Democrats. All he is doing is changing his shirt because the odor of "Democrat" is now offensive to a lot of people in his State, and he wants to keep his job. Hopefully, the people of WV will see through his BS.

He'll lose to the governor this time and might run again for governor himself. It's mostly about political future. His beliefs haven't changed.