The Blue Dog Who Barked: Joe Manchin Declares Independence, Completing the Extinction of the Species Known as Blue Dog Democrats
Two-term Democratic senator of West Virginia was the last moderate of his party in the Upper Chamber.
Senator Manchin, the two-term Democrat of West Virginia, is declaring himself an independent. The last moderate voice for his party in the upper house of Congress, his declaration completes Capitol Hillâs devolution into left-and-right factions that undermine chances of consensus and compromise.
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