I think it's clear that if they're going to do this, Bernie needs to be way more vocal about concrete reasons to oppose her than Manchin.... otherwise the replacement pick will be closer to Manchin on budget matters, because Manchin will be the "harder sell" than Sanders.
Who the hell is Biden going to pick that's closer than Neera Tanden? Like, at a certain point, it's the same policies and you're just fighting over who gets to sit in the big chair.
I think it's clear that if they're going to do this, Bernie needs to be way more vocal about concrete reasons to oppose her than Manchin.... otherwise the replacement pick will be closer to Manchin on budget matters, because Manchin will be the "harder sell" than Sanders.
Who the hell is Biden going to pick that's closer than Neera Tanden? Like, at a certain point, it's the same policies and you're just fighting over who gets to sit in the big chair.
A republican
Who cares? It's the same shit.
Bruce Reed was the original pick