To be like who? Be a Milquetoast Moderate like Manchin, supporting largely failed Republican policies because they desperately want to court that middle class, high school educated, white vote? Got a news flash for ya. They ain't gonna vote for anyone with a "D" next to their name. Manchin is a millionaire. He's already got his. I understand what this guy is trying to say but right now, but like most moderates, he can't see the forest for the trees. A lot of these issues are interconnected. The Democratic party is caught between an aged leadership so out of touch that they can't message their way out of a wet paper bag, and an up and coming younger generation who just can't or won't look at the big, long term picture. They want it all now. There are issues like taxes, healthcare, the solvency of SS and Medicare, the environment, etc that have needed addressing for DECADES. But there is no one, who can seem to get that message across. Instead of drawing distinct differences, it's a weird kind of Rodney King moment (Can't we all just get along?) that the Democrats try for that just ends up handing victory after victory to Republicans.
