Poll: Manchin knots Democratic lifelines

By the numbers: 78% of poll respondents said they favor expanding Medicare to cover vision and dental benefits, which largely got left out of Democrats’ $1.75 trillion budget reconciliation plan.

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It does include hearing coverage, which is much cheaper than dental.

61% of respondents also said they favor 12 weeks of paid family leave.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reinserted four weeks of paid leave into the House version of the bill this week after it had been dropped entirely, but that’s likely to face an uphill battle in the Senate — in part because of Manchin.

During the past several weeks, Democrats across the political spectrum have complained that Manchin is robbing them of these clear and crucial wins.

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