On the recordMarch 5, 2024
Fifty-five to 60 percent of Americans, John, are center-left, center-right. They're right here. That's where all the decisions and dealmaking is made. And that's where compromise is.
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Sen. Manchin highlights the importance of the centrist voters in political decision-making and the need for compromise in governance.
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