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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Based on this Manchin just got more powerful. Didn't know that was possible. Now both the Senate is beholden to him and the GOP House will do what he wants to get bills passed in the Senate.[/quote]

If the Democrats win all three outstanding races (NV, AZ and GA), then they will have a 51-49 majority in the Senate.  This actually decreases both Manchin's and Sinema's power.  Now, neither one of them individually will be able to blockade the party.  Now, they will have to work in tandem to block the party.  Since they have different puppetmasters (Manchin is controlled by the big energy and Sinema is controlled by corporate masters), they may have competing interests and may not be able to agree on issues to block the Democrats.  In the last 2 years, both had a lot of power to exact major concessions for their benefactors since either one could hold up bills for their personal earmarks (like Manchin blocking the recent Inflation Reduction Act to get a coal concession, which he ultimately had to give up).  If the Democrats get to 51-49, then they will lose that ability to be a one-Senator block.  [/quote]

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