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Joe Manchin: “I want Joe Biden to be the Joe Biden I've known all these years, always being a centrist, center left a little bit, but…”

On the recordMarch 5, 2024
I want Joe Biden to be the Joe Biden I've known all these years, always being a centrist, center left a little bit, but always center, someone who makes the deal and he's made some great things happen.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Sen. Manchin expresses his desire for President Biden to return to his centrist roots and emphasizes the importance of deal-making.

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