As left-wing Democrats direct their venomous anger at Senator Joe Manchin over his unwillingness to support President Joe Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ spending bonanza, a growing number of Republicans are encouraging the West Virginia Democrat to permanently join them.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said last week that he thought it would be a “great idea” for Manchin to switch his party registration, and Rep. Jeff Van Drew – who himself switched from the Democrat Party to the Republican Party in 2020 – has publicly assured Manchin that he would be well received in the GOP.
“I am not sure whether Senator Manchin will switch parties, but I have no doubt the Republican Party will welcome him with open arms, as they did with me,” Van Drew said in a statement. “Personally, I hope Senator Manchin does make the switch, and speaking from experience, I can say it was one of the best decisions I ever made.”
Other Republicans who have joined in calling on Manchin to become a Republican include Senator Ted Cruz, Senator Tom Cotton, and Senator Jon Cornyn, the latter of whom sent Manchin a note saying, “Joe, if they don’t want you, we do.”
Despite Republican gestures towards Manchin, there has been no sign from the Democrat that he is even considering a party switch, with a source close to the senator telling Fox News, “In the 10 years I’ve known him, he’s never once discussed switching parties with me.”
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By Republican standards he is still to the left. He would be going from DINO to RINO. What both parties should worry about is that he’ll get together with fellow moderates from both parties (an alliance of DINOs and RINOs) and form a serious third party. They would probably be going into the elections with 10 or more Senators, and a few dozen Congressmen, and if in 2024, Trump is running against a WOKE Democrats, they would have a serious chance (something no third party has pulled off since 1860).