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Eric Levitz
Joe Manchin doesn’t necessarily have an interest in the institutional health of the Democratic Party, but the party’s leaders have a vital interest in passing sweeping reforms that gratify its base and mitigate its structural disadvantages. 
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) passes Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.W.) as Manchin speaks on the phone outside the room where Democrats met for their weekly policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on November 13, 2014 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)