Regular Joes: Biden and Manchin, whose old relationship faces new test
CNN
When President Barack Obama was in office and the White House needed to reach Sen. Joe Manchin, one person was always tasked with making the call: then-Vice President Joe Biden.
Manchin arrived in Washington as a former governor, filling the seat of the legendary Robert C. Byrd. He had little interest in talking to staff -- even if they worked in the West Wing. "(Biden) was the only one who called that mattered," a person familiar with the dynamic between Manchin and Biden said, recalling the early days of the relationship between the senator and the former vice president. "Biden is the only person from the administration Manchin would listen to."More Related News