A question arising from Sen. Joe Manchin\'s, D-W.Va., newfound backing of a massive social spending and taxation bill is if will he insist on Republican input and support as he previously did with other high profile legislation being pushed by Democrats.Last year, Manchin declared that any legislation addressing voting rights, something Democrats declared was \"under attack\" at the time, must include input and support from Republicans in order to receive his backing.He ultimately declined to support the Democrat-backed For the People Act, citing its lack of bipartisanship, and slammed his fellow Democrats for \"partisan policymaking,\" arguing it would \"destroy\" American democracy.\"The right to vote is fundamental to our American democracy and protecting that right should not be about party or politics. Least of all, protecting this right, which is a value I share, should never be done in a partisan manner,\" he wrote in a statement at the time.OVER 230 ECONOMISTS WARN MANCHIN\'S SPENDING BI
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