Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) voiced skepticism over a Democratic push to change the filibuster along party lines, warning that his “preference” is for any rules changes to be bipartisan, The Hill reports.
Said Manchin: “Being open to a rules change that would create a nuclear option. It’s very, very difficult. It’s a heavy lift.”
He added: “I’m talking. I’m not agreeing to any of this… I want to talk and see all the options we have open.”
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Taegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.
Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.
Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.
Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.
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