On Manchin stopping some aspects of the Democrat agenda
Actually he is a big-time enabler of some of the worst of the Democrat agenda
Politically, as to surviving in his state, he has done nothing brave. He has not stood up to or bucked the real people who put him in the Senate, rather he has taken a few key positions in order to survive politically in his state. He knows he is not actually beholden to Chuck Schumer but for whatever reason he thinks being a Democrat is a better ride on the gravy train.
What the people of West Virginia need to realize is that given the tightness of the Senate Joe Manchin as a Democrat enables the threat to their state from Democrats as he puts Democrats in control of the Senate.
Arguably knowing better, he is at least as culpable as any other Democrat for the situation we are in and the particular threats to their way of life.