'In case he wasn't abundantly clear': Sen. Joe Manchin issues statement saying 'I will not vote to eliminate or weaken the filibuster'

We’ve learned that persuasion wasn’t enough for President Joe Biden to get 100 percent of eligible Americans vaccinated against the coronavirus, so he tried to turn to coercion and failed there too. You have to admit the guy was persistent, as have been the reporters asking Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin if he’s willing to vote to nuke the filibuster in the Senate.

After Sen. Kyrsten Sinema put the final nail in the coffin earlier Thursday, Manchin issued a statement entitled, “Manchin Again Reiterates His Commitment to Protecting Filibuster.” In large type right below: “I will not vote to eliminate or weaken the filibuster.”

Manchin now, in case he wasn’t abundantly clear for the last several months. pic.twitter.com/QuHyi4DwgA

— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) January 13, 2022

perhaps if someone asks him again tomorrow it will change

— Trey Picou (@treypicou) January 13, 2022

He’s been very upfront from the start. He has not waffled.

— Di (@DI82589) January 13, 2022

Establishment Media: How about now?

<three minutes later>

How about now?

— Sneyob (@BoyensJC) January 13, 2022

We haven't heard from Manchin on this in over an hour. Who knows what his position is now? https://t.co/LXoT6guuEc

— John 'pro-norms' Ekdahl (@JohnEkdahl) January 13, 2022

https://twitter.com/reaganknopp/status/1481734107872694272

Okay, but that was all of an hour ago. Have you asked him again since then?

Within that amount of time, you could have asked him at least, say 12 more times, no?

— Popeye Doyle (@Popeye__Doyle) January 13, 2022

'In case he wasn't abundantly clear': Sen. Joe Manchin issues statement saying 'I will not vote to eliminate or weaken the filibuster'

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