WASHINGTON, D.C. – JUNE 16: Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is shown on June 16, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Toni Sandys-Pool/Getty Images)
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UPDATED 1:10 PM PT – Tuesday, March 30, 2021
A liberal dark money group is targeting West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin (D). The progressive group known as “Indivisible,” launched a radio ad on Monday, targeting the Democrat lawmaker to vote to make Washington D.C. the 51st state.
Today, we launched our $17,500 radio buy in West Virginia asking folks to call Joe Manchin’s office to urge him to support D.C. statehood and the #ForthePeopleAct! Listen here: https://t.co/iNQ5ddv786
— Indivisible Guide (@IndivisibleTeam) March 29, 2021
The ad claimed “the same out-of-touch elites who forget about West Virginia have forgotten about D.C.”
Manchin has become a target for progressives who wish to see his seat filled with someone who has a more radical agenda.
Meanwhile, opponents of the push to make D.C. a state claimed it’s a political power grab by progressives.
WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 28: Clouds formed above the U.S. Capitol in between rain showers on the National Mall on March 28, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)
“But since it appears Joe Manchin isn’t going to play these dirty Democrat games, now Speaker Pelosi is stepping in with an unconstitutional bill to make Washington, D.C., a city smaller than Columbus, Ohio that just happens to be 90 percent Democrat, the 51st state,” Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) said.
The measure is expected to pass in the House within the coming months, but without a vote from Manchin, it’s unlikely to pass in the Senate.
