I find it funny that this is the hill that Manchin picked. WTF, I love Neera Tanden now. Ok, not really, but I’m still surprised that this is who Manchin decided to put his foot down against. Maybe she’s a sacrificial lamb as others have suggested? Seems kinda far fetched though.
I think (hope) this is the case. This is him being Moderate(TM) and Putting Pressure on Biden(TM) before voting for the public option and a $15 minimum wage (despite those being overwhelmingly popular with the voting public, but that’s not the point here).
