Manchin to oppose neera tanden nomination

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

wtf i love manchin now

This also makes it a lot more likely that he votes against Haaland btw.

[GALeftist]

wtf i love manchin now

This also makes it a lot more likely that he votes against Haaland btw.

I was joking. Honestly I hope he backs down or Murkowski pulls through bc I know the replacement will be more ghoulish

[BudgieForce]

wtf i love manchin now

This also makes it a lot more likely that he votes against Haaland btw.

I believe he's already said he'd vote for Haaland, or atleast implied it. I'll go look for his statement.

edit:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/02/09/energy-202-gop-opposition-haaland-interior-secretary-grows/

Yep:

"In the end, Democrats likely have the votes to circumvent a hold — and approve Haaland for the post.

"Sen. Joe Manchin III (D) from the coal- and gas-producing state of West Virginia signaled his support for Haaland, saying “I've always been deferential” to presidents picking members of their Cabinet."

While that runs against what happened today, Haaland doesn't have the same amount of baggage Tanden has.

[KaiserDave]

wtf i love manchin now

[Ferguson97]

Joe Manchin voted to confirm Jeff Sessions, Brett Kavanaugh, William Barr, and Mike Pompeo, but Neera Tanden's tweets were just too much for him.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

Tanden wasn't good anyways, so who cares but this better not be Manchin trying to flex.

It’s either that or a sign Tanden is getting a Republican vote

The question then is, who?

Ironically, Tanden has mean tweets about Collins, Murkowski and Romney.

Murkowski would probably make the most sense: she'd get to look like a good person who's capable of forgiveness, while at the same time, she'd get to show the Alaskan Democrats & independents that she's gonna need for an RCV victory next year that she's sincere in wanting to work with the administration when & where she can.

I'd figure she'd do that with Haaland though.

She'll probably be forced to oppose Haaland on account of not being able to afford pissing off the oil industry, which employs 10% of her state. Supporting Tanden would present nowhere near as much of a link to any direct impacts on her constituents' livelihoods as supporting Haaland would.

The politics of opposing Haaland are complicated by her being Native, a key constituency for Murkowski. Safest bet may be to vote for her as qualified for the position while emphasizing her disagreements with Biden.

[Hindsight was 2020]

I don’t like Tanden but after the sh*t of the past 4 years watching her Tweets be held to a high standard of decorum is massively grating

[brucejoel99]

Tanden wasn't good anyways, so who cares but this better not be Manchin trying to flex.

It’s either that or a sign Tanden is getting a Republican vote

The question then is, who?

Ironically, Tanden has mean tweets about Collins, Murkowski and Romney.

Murkowski would probably make the most sense: she'd get to look like a good person who's capable of forgiveness, while at the same time, she'd get to show the Alaskan Democrats & independents that she's gonna need for an RCV victory next year that she's sincere in wanting to work with the administration when & where she can.

I'd figure she'd do that with Haaland though.

She'll probably be forced to oppose Haaland on account of not being able to afford pissing off the oil industry, which employs 10% of her state. Supporting Tanden would present nowhere near as much of a link to any direct impacts on her constituents' livelihoods as supporting Haaland would.

The politics of opposing Haaland are complicated by her being Native, a key constituency for Murkowski. Safest bet may be to vote for her as qualified for the position while emphasizing her disagreements with Biden.

But even that's complicated: do Alaska Natives - who are mostly Inuit & live markedly different lives with a markedly different culture than those of other tribes, which are vastly disconnected from them in terms of distance - even feel a (or enough of a) bond with the indigenous communities of the lower 48 for that to matter?

[Kingpoleon]

Good. You don’t want a partisan as an important analyst.

[The Undefeatable Debbie Stabenow]

I don't really care about what happens to Tanden's nomination, but as others have mentioned, it's pretty absurd that Manchin would vote to confirm Sessions but not her.

[brucejoel99]

https://twitter.com/billscher/status/1362881946716680210

[VAR]

Honestly, what’s wrong with her tweets? They’re quite childish, yes, but who cares?

[Zaybay]

https://twitter.com/phil_mattingly/status/1362891163187953665?s=21

Sounds like Manchin wasn't the only Dem opposing, just the only one to go fully public.

[Interlocutor is just not there yet]

Good.

Mhm.

[BudgieForce]

https://twitter.com/phil_mattingly/status/1362891163187953665?s=21
Sounds like Manchin wasn't the only Dem opposing, just the only one to go fully public.

I'm finding it more and more believable that Tanden was a sacrificial nominee.

[MasterJedi]

Long past time the Dems imprison Manchin in the basement and only let him out to vote correctly lol

[BudgieForce]

https://mobile.twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/1362898387725647872

Although @brucejoel99 might be right that Manchin only came out against Tanden because Tanden has enough support from Republicans.

[brucejoel99]

https://mobile.twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/1362898387725647872

Although @brucejoel99 might be right that Manchin only came out against Tanden because Tanden has enough support from Republicans.

I'm not gonna risk jinxing anything yet but if I end up being right, I hope to be able to accept my accolades in due course.

[OSR stands with Israel]

Biden should nominate John Kasich for the job

[WD]

Biden should nominate John Kasich for the job

Hard pass.

[Diabolical Materialism]

Biden should nominate John Kasich for the job

LMAOOOOOOOOOO

[free my dawg]

Biden should nominate John Kasich for the job

Never change, OSR.

[Brittain33]

What Republican is going to vote for Tanden? This nomination was always a mistake except as a sacrifice.

[AGA]

What exactly has she Tweeted? I can't find them.

[emailking]

I kind of doubt a Republican votes for Tanden, but I think it's too early to conclude the nomination is sunk.

I'm not gonna risk jinxing anything yet but if I end up being right, I hope to be able to accept my accolades in due course.

Absolutely, if.