Joe Manchin Isn’t Moved by Dem Attacks—He’s Emboldened By Them

Angry Kayakers

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) has been unmoved by threats and attacks from Democrats. Part of that may be because he revels in those attacks.

Deputy Politics Editor

Published Oct. 20 2021 5:09AM EDT

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When activists paddled their kayaks to Sen. Joe Manchin’s houseboat in Washington, D.C., earlier this month to protest the West Virginia Democrat’s opposition to a $3.5

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Joe Manchin Isn’t Moved by Dem Attacks—He’s Emboldened By Them

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) has been unmoved by threats and attacks from Democrats. Part of that may be because he revels in those attacks.

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