Sen Joe Manchin was urged by President Biden to do what he thought was right -- in essence to vote his conscience on the Covid relief bill. Manchin is pictured here on Capitol Hill January 27, 2021 in Washington, DC.
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How Democrats miscalculated Manchin and later won him back
It was Friday afternoon, and President Joe Biden was on the phone with Sen. Joe Manchin, the conservative West Virginia Democrat who felt blindsided by his party leaders and now was at risk of defecting and effectively torpedoing a central pillar of the White House's domestic agenda.
