The Intercept reports:
As the Democrats’ critical 51st vote, the West Virginia senator has repeatedly taken to Fox News to warn his Democratic colleagues about the federal deficit and to air his grievances to the network’s conservative viewership.
Manchin’s most recent financial disclosures suggest that those appearances are falling on receptive ears. The senator received tens of thousands of dollars from Fox executives and lawyers from April to June, according to his campaign’s July filing with the Federal Election Commission.
Prior to that, Manchin had not received a donation from a Fox employee since 2018, when James Murdoch, son of media mogul and Fox Corporation Chair Rupert Murdoch, donated to Manchin.
Read the full article. Last week Manchin said he’s “thinking seriously” about leaving the Democratic Party.
Fox executives are pouring cash into Joe Manchin’s campaign https://t.co/xpqU8oVZyT by @DRBoguslaw https://t.co/xpqU8oVZyT
— The Intercept (@theintercept) August 14, 2023
