leave, filling in the gaps in the affordable care act. and he is saying that his opinion alone should outweigh the entire breadth of the party. it's breathtaking, and it really is just a measure i think of his calculation of how important it is to his survival in west virginia, a state by the way that would benefit enormously from the provisions in the bill, to be seen as saying no to a democratic party that many in the state view as having veered too far to the left. >> it has shocked so many, hasn't it? what might this signal about senator manchin's likely next move politically? how can he stay in the democratic party? surely that's not sustainable. >> first of all, i don't think it is completely inconceivable that there is an agreement ahead of a much different nature of the bill. i mean, senator manchin has left some breadcrumbs if he does in fact want to get a bill.