Paul Krugman: Joe Manchin vs West Virginia

Swing vote senator is taking a stand against the interests of his own state.

(Stefani Reynolds | The New York Times) Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) listens during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 28, 2021. "President Biden's policy agenda is hanging by a thread," writes New York Times columnist Paul Krugman. "And the reason can be summarized in two words: Joe Manchin."

Paul Krugman: Joe Manchin vs West Virginia

Swing vote senator is taking a stand against the interests of his own state.

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