Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia said, Re-registered as a Democrat So that he can run for president.
Manchin, who left the Democratic Party in May and registered as an independent, said Sunday he was considering re-registering with his original party and running for president, Fox News confirmed.
Manchin said. He has considered switching parties and running for president, “if only to make an argument for moving the party back to the center,” Fox News’ Bret Baier wrote on X.
Manchin called on Biden to step down early Sunday morning.
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin leaves the Democratic Party and registers as an Independent
West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin is considering returning to the Democrats and running for president. (Scott Eisen/Getty Images)
“He’s going to leave a legacy unlike many of us of being the most accomplished and unquestionably patriot and American,” Manchin said of Biden during an appearance on ABC News’ “This Week.” “And so it’s with a heavy heart that I think it’s time for him to pass the baton to a new generation.”
Manchin Changed political party He changed his registration from Democrat to Independent this year but still meets with Democrats in the Senate.
It’s been three weeks since Biden suffered a crushing defeat in a debate with a former presidential candidate. President Trump, “I thought that if the president was going to do that at the time, he needed time to evaluate and decide,” Manchin said, acknowledging that his Democratic colleagues, facing tough congressional and state-level elections in November, worry that Biden’s reelection campaign could cripple their chances.
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President Biden announced Sunday that he will not seek reelection for another four-year term in the White House. (Hannah Beyer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
As Politico previously reported, Sen. Manchin privately expressed serious concerns to Biden allies, including Sen. Chris Coons (D-Dela.) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), shortly after the debate, but decided to cancel his appearance on Sunday’s show. By doing so, Manchin reportedly intended to give Biden time to decide the issue for himself, but the senator reversed course.
Manchin’s surprise decision to switch from Democrat to independent in May came amid reports that he was being encouraged to run for governor. West Virginia The election was run by moderate Republicans unhappy with the Republican candidate, state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, and ahead of a deadline for independents to run in West Virginia.
Asked about the reports in late May, Manchin downplayed the rumors but didn’t rule them out, saying that Democratic candidate Huntington Mayor Steve Williams was a friend.
Throwing President Biden out of the race may have been more of a problem for Congress than the White House.
Vice President Kamala Harris is the likely Democratic presidential nominee after Biden announced he was dropping out of the race on Sunday. (Bizayev Tesfaye)
West Virginia MetroNews reported, citing sources close to the senator, that at least 20 “well-funded” Republicans have encouraged Manchin to run for governor.
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Since the article was published, Manchin has come under fire from enthusiasts at an event at the Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, which is famously owned by the state’s current governor, Democrat-turned-Republican Jim Justice, who is term-limited and is currently the Republican candidate to succeed Manchin for the Senate, according to WVMetroNews.
Fox News’ Aisha Husney and Fox News Digital’s Julia Johnson and Daniel Wallace contributed to this report.
