Manchin ‘rooting’ for GOP to keep Senate over fear Democrats will blow up filibuster

EXCLUSIVE — Former Sen. Joe Manchin, the Democrat-turned-independent from West Virginia, wants to see Republicans retain control of the Senate in November “for the simple reason that they have committed to protecting the filibuster.” In a Saturday phone interview with the Washington Examiner, Manchin said that Republicans were “holding the line” despite the withering pressure […]