“Do you think by having a D or an I or an R is going to change who I am? I don’t think the Republicans would be any more happier with me than Democrats are right now.”
— Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), quoted by Punchbowl News.
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“Do you think by having a D or an I or an R is going to change who I am? I don’t think the Republicans would be any more happier with me than Democrats are right now.”
— Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), quoted by Punchbowl News.
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