Machin's whole brand is free-thinking independence but in reality there is *no one* who suffers from a more thorough case of DC brain. He is in dialogue with hill reporters & pundits & other senators, playing to their opinions. Zero WV voters give a fk about Neera Tanden.
Also? Manchin's not up for reelection until 2026. By then WV will be irretrievably red & he will lose. He's in his last term as a senator; he knows it; everyone knows it. So no, he does not get endless forbearance on the basis of political pragmatism.
Well that's an unfortunate brain fart. 2024, I mean.
This example brings a certain clarity. On a policy issue, you could believe Manchin has real conservative preferences or good-faith objections. But "Neera Tanden's tweets are too mean"? NOBODY thinks this is a sincere moral position. It's transparent DC positioning bullshit.
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