Manchin is a Democrat, and a politician. Why would you expect anything else? He only made noises like a conservative because his union member constituents were getting screwed over by the Obama administration and the Greenies..... he knows they can’t remember anything longer than two weeks, so he’s free now to get back into his skin.
Preaching to the choir ! I live in WV.
The state GOP and this includes the GOP primary voters have a this way of selecting flawed candidates when it comes to opposing Manchin.