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A single senator and an entire political party

OP is right. Manchin gets the blame but 50 others voted against it as well, many who would be willing to cross the aisle but for the toxic partisan environment in this country.

What are the other 50 nay votes doing?

Being Republicans

It’s all a horse and pony show. It’s most definitely not just one politician deciding things - they just want you to think that. Ever notice how the villain changes ever few months?

It’s planned.

The overlap in donors between GOP and Democrats is insane. Its literally the same few thousand big donors directing policy and the Republican/Democrat thing is just pro-wrestling to entertain the low-information public.

No it's not and no, I don't notice that the villain changes every few months. Example?