we re not going to seek re-election within 24 hours after manchin s big announcement sunday, three more democrats made that announcement, which brings the total now to about 23, only half that on the republican side. anita? thanks, aishah. great to see you. thank you. well, republican senator tom cotton of arkansas joins me now to talk about all of this. senator cotton, thanks so much for being with us today. so interesting to get your thoughts on the events of the last couple days that are still unfolding here. a lot of people asking if senator manchin will just change teams. let s listen to senator mitch mcconnell on this from just yesterday. he doesn t fit well over there. but that s a decision that he has to make. we certainly welcome him to join us if he were so inclined. so what do you think? could senator manchin join