The most he can do is lash out at both parties, but he can't become a spoiler.

Well, good for him then.

I'm worried of some bizzare scenario where Don uses his massive stacks of cash to circumvent the law and Drew Millers this whole election.

Well, I wouldn't imagine it'd work

Yeah, but paranoia and all.

Remember, Trump can shoot down the man's entire canpaign with a single tweet

Blankenship is a former political prisoner of the Obama Administration.

I doubt he can run with money.

Fallout 76

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/392350-manchin-touts-support-for-trump-border-wall-in-new-ad

Manchin should just switch parties at this point

Manchin is so two-faced

When it comes to a real, narrow vote

Manchin votes left.

100% of the time

Sometimes he'll vote for the GOP when the margin is under 20 or something

But if the margin is within like

0-3

Manchin will let Pence issue a tie-breaking vote.

Or he'll cast the deciding "No" himself

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/394933-manchin-warns-trump-against-picking-court-nominee-who-will-overturn-roe-v - despite being a self-proclaimed "pro-lifer", he urged Trump to select a centrist so that Roe v Wade wouldn't be repealed.
https://www.axios.com/joe-manchins-tightrope-on-planned-parenthood-1513302138-68ada8fc-68af-48cb-a5cd-529b1fc7e68c.html - voted in favour of continuing PP funding
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/sen-joe-manchin-draws-support-background-checks-article-1.1373527 - voted for a bill which would greatly expand background checks
www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2012/06/28/joe_manchin_still_doesn_t_like_obamacare.html - campaigned against Obamacare in his 2010 campaign, voted the very next year FOR Obamacare, as well as continuing its funding in subsequent years.

<@&417407302526828544> Good arguments against Manchin.

They call it a fine line; I call it a flip-flop.

Don't forget that Manchin promised to repeal Obamacare, then betrayed his promise.

Yep.

@Nuke He's made flip flopping an art.

I don't trust him a bit to keep his promise on the wall OR voting Trump in 2020.

"Too liberal for the Democratic Party, too conservative for West Virginia"

>every fucking time he could make a difference as a Democrat swing vote, he sticks with the party

He basically doesn't vote with the Republicans unless he's a non-deciding vote.

It's actually at such a level that it seems strategic.

https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=115&session=2&vote=00134

Now look at this vote to cut $15B in spending

Could've passed if he defected, but no, Collins voted no so he used that as a justification to vote no himself.

But if he only voted Republican when it's passing, it would be confusing to many.

So he votes Republican when measures fail by fairly large margins as well.

In addition, he goes a bit farther.

Whenever a vote passes perfectly along party lines, Manchin votes no.

Manchin is almost always, if not always, accompanied by other Democrats when he votes.

So when Trump passed tax reform, Manchin stood with the Democrats just to pile on a "No Democrat voted for it. Total party line vote" talking point to use as ammo for his campaign, rather than doing bipartisan outreach.