Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin reportedly hasn't ruled out switching parties in a tied Senate

Joe Manchin.
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The Democrats just might be hitting a new speed bump in their quest to control the Senate.

MSNBC now reports that Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat from the now reliably-red state of West Virginia, is not committing to remain as a Democrat in the event of a 50/50 tie in the chamber.

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