Biden made progressive noises to fend off challengers in that primary and at least initially with COVID and Build Back Better appeared to demonstrate that he had learned from Obama's experience and was willing to push left.
But the national Democratic Party was and still is a conservative operation swimming in AIPAC money that gives preferential treatment to candidates like Cuellar, Latimer, and yes, Manchin, while shitting on its left wing virtually every chance it gets.
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