McConnell goads Manchin on switching parties but acknowledges it likely won't happen
Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell said the GOP would “certainly welcome” West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin “if he was so inclined” to flip parties. Manchin has been bashed by his partisan colleagues for pledging to vote against President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan.
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National story. 44 articles from 29 sources. Updated Dec 23, 2021.
Left
9 sourcesMcConnell openly courts Manchin to leave Democrats, join the GOP
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Center
12 sourcesMitch McConnell: If Joe Manchin switched parties, he would join folks with similar views
Right
8 sourcesMcConnell on Manchin Switching Parties: 'Love to Have Him on Our Team'
McConnell floats letting Manchin keep energy committee chairmanship in a party-switch deal
The story so far
2 developments- Dec 21, 2021Only right-leaning coverage:McConnell says Joe Manchin ‘certainly welcome’ to join GOP
- Dec 22, 2021McConnell openly courts Manchin to leave Democrats, join the GOP
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Quiet for 1765 daysLast development · Dec 22, 2021 — McConnell openly courts Manchin to leave Democrats, join the GOP