Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia threatened President Joe Biden on Sunday to jump into the presidential race on a third-party ticket.
If Mr. Manchin enters the race, he would siphon votes from Mr. Biden's nominees and doom his re-election campaign. Many polls already show Biden leading former President Donald Trump.
The West Virginia Democrat, who will retire from the Senate in 2024, said at a private gathering in Connecticut that he will meet with Biden “in the coming days” to position him as a “moderate” figure, according to Fox Business' Charles Gasparino. said. report Monday.
Manchin said he would “seriously” consider launching a third-party ticket campaign against Biden if Biden did not compromise and change his far-left policies, threatening Trump's Republican nomination. He pointed out that this would stimulate the possibility of him running for office.
“He also showed that he is serious about [of] running with @NoLabelsOrg If Biden does not break away from his left-wing first-term governing style and is nominated by the Republican Party, it will become a prez ticket. @RealDonaldTrump” Gasparino reported. ” he believes @NoLabelsOrg We plan to come up with a plan of action by Super Tuesday. developing. “
scoop: @Sen_JoeManchin Speaking at a private gathering in Darienkot last night, he said he planned to meet the following people: @joe biden They will try to move him “centrally” within the next few days. he also @NoLabelsOrg If Biden doesn't move, prez tickets…
— Charles Gasparino (@CGasparino) January 15, 2024
Manchin said he had no intention of undermining Biden's re-election campaign. Said On Fox News on Sunday, he repeated his threat to enter the race.
“I'll tell you, I've never been a spoiler and I'm never going to be a spoiler of the election,” Manchin said. “If I'm involved, I'm in it to win. But I would never spoil the election to spoil it one way or the other.”
Manchin suggested Super Tuesday would be the decisive day to decide whether to jump into the race.
“Third-party attempts will be defined by Super Tuesday, for example. If there's any movement.” “So we'll see where we are at that point. Both parties seem to be struggling with candidates right now.”
“I think we'll start to see what the situation is after Super Tuesday. A lot of things can change over the next two months. So, let's wait and see,” he added.
