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Download or read book In Defense of Joe Manchin written by Alex Gruenenfelder and published by . This book was released on 2023-09-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a nearly evenly divided U.S. Senate, the presidency of Joe Biden has been a series of wins and losses for the Democratic Party. While President Biden has passed trillions of dollars in spending for infrastructure, healthcare, and the social safety net, other priorities have failed under apparent obstruction from members of his own party. One name has stuck out as a villain in particular: Joe Manchin, the senior United States Senator from West Virginia.Hailing from a deeply Republican state, Senator Manchin has outlasted even some of the most optimistic expectations by Democrats. Despite voting with President Joe Biden about 90% of the time, he is known for a bipartisan reputation as a conservative Democrat and for always wanting to work across the aisle. Hated by both Democrats and Republicans, Manchin has become increasingly unpopular, both in his home state and nationwide. Why?It doesn't have to be this way. As a progressive organizer, activist, and former political candidate, Alex Gruenenfelder found himself frustrated with the drive within the Democratic Party to attack Joe Manchin. Shouldn't liberals be coming together to protect one more blue Senate seat, he thought? And isn't trying to make sure that all people are represented, regardless of their political party, what politics is all about?With an eye on progressive Democrats like himself, Gruenenfelder wrote "In Defense of Joe Manchin" to articulate why Manchin is the only blue hope in West Virginia. Along the way, he dismantles common critiques of the state's senior senator and tackles all of the most controversial aspects of Manchin's tenure - including his coal brokerage Enersystems, his fights over Build Back Better, wedge issues like abortion, preservation of the Senate filibuster, and the confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Not afraid of criticism or controversy, Gruenenfelder lays out a compelling argument for one of the most hated men in America today.