Politico: “Behind the scenes, the president — who spent nearly half his life in the Senate — is taking a more subtle approach to the senator. In an interview, Manchin said Biden has not leaned on him to support the sweeping elections bill that the moderate Democrat publicly rejected over the weekend. Nor has Biden covertly asked Manchin to support another Democrat-only spending bill focused on jobs and the economy. Yet.”
“Biden and his senior staff are regularly in touch with Manchin… Still, they don’t see eye-to-eye on everything… Biden can win Manchin over when it matters, but the former longtime Democratic senator must be strategic in both timing and substance.”
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