Why Manchin Pushed Back

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) was “bombarded with text messages” from House progressives over the weekend and that led to the moderate senator pushing back in a public statement on Monday, Politico reports.

Said one Democratic senator: “He was mad because members kept asking him for more shit.”

Politico: “If you’ve been paying attention this year, progressives yelling at Manchin has only further entrenched him in most cases.”