Manchin to oppose neera tanden nomination

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Remember guys, Manchin literally never votes against the party line when it matters, and it's stupid and naive to think that he will. I'm sure that he's only doing this because he knows there are loads of Republicans to pad the margin.

(This is sarcastic in case you can't tell)

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I don't think Tanden's going to really struggle to get enough votes anyway. Manchin's just being silly and is going to look like a derp when even some Republicans vote to confirm her.

I think it’s certainly possible she doesn’t get confirmed. Are we sure Manchin is the only D-no at this point? Not everyone has publicly taken a position, and there are a couple Senators on the left or right edges of the party that I could see voting no (especially now that they wouldn’t be the first one to announce it). On the other hand, there are 2 or 3 Republicans who might want to boost their “bipartisanship” by putting the nominee over the top.

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Drilling in ANWR in exchange for... Neera Tanden
https://twitter.com/frankthorp/status/1365018396149100549?s=21

If the Democrats concede a single solitary thing to get Tanden confirmed then this has gone too far. Just pick someone else.