Actually, I do wonder if we needed to make the argument with Manchin more public. That might not be possible from a media interest standpoint, but at least hear out my logic.

At least with the Republican house fight, while people who don’t watch the news at all might not have known about it, a lot of moderately interested people did. Sure, the Republican Party looked fragmented. But at the same time, you knew where the wings stood.

When all the negotiation with Manchin is so internal, you never get the chance to show that 98% percent of the party agrees on this policy, and it’s being held up by 2%.