Joe Manchin’s Motivations

<p>Representing a vanishing brand of Democratic politics that makes his vote anything but predictable, Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia has become the make-or-break legislator of the Biden era.</p><p>We explore how and why Mr. Manchin’s vote has become so powerful.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/jonathan-martin?smid=pc-thedaily">Jonathan Martin</a>, a national political correspondent for The New York Times. </p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/signup/NTTD?smid=pc-thedaily">Sign up here</a> to get The Daily in your inbox each morning. And for an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>In Washington, policy revolves around Joe Manchin. Read Jonathan Martin’s exploration of<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/27/us/politics/joe-manchin.html?smid=pc-thedaily"> why the senator likes it that way</a>. </li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>