While he would be a terrible republican (maybe worse than Pierre Delicto), it would give me a big case of the smiles if the scorched earth reply of Psaki, Bernie, et al was the final push Manchin needed to pull a Jeffords and switch parties. I think the begging of Breyer to retire might slow down a bit. While we like to call republicans the stupid party, and it's usually a well earned appellation, the dems are pretty dim bulbs these days themselves.