Manchin - Dead Center

[Mik]

Going to read it. Great title.

https://fortune.com/2025/04/08/joe-manchin-book-memoir-dead-center/

[taiwan_girl]

Yup, the "middle" type of politician is hard to exist in today's world. Looks like it would be an interesting reading.

Somewhat related, was looking through Chicago Tribune newspaper and there was an article about a former governor of Illinois named Jim Edgar who just died. He was one of the most popular governors in Illinois ever, but said in a article that he "would have trouble winning a primary in todays world"

Edgar’s fiscal conservativism and moderate stance on social issues, including his support for abortion rights, for years made him the template for a successful statewide Republican candidate. But in recent years, that template has been ignored by many hopefuls who wound up going down in defeat. Edgar himself said he doubted he could win a primary in the Trump-era of far-right GOP ideology.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/14/former-two-term-illinois-gov-jim-edgar-who-led-the-state-through-much-of-the-1990s-dies-at-79/