Sen. Joe Manchin (D) has hinted that a third party could run for president after Super Tuesday on March 5th.
“Super Tuesday is about pretty much confirming what’s going to happen, what we believe is going to happen, and we’ll see where it goes from there,” Manchin told reporters on Tuesday, the day after the New Hampshire primary. Deaf,” he said.
“But people are looking for options and we’re going to look at them too. Whether it’s me or whoever, I think if things go down like this there are options available. ”
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Sen. Joe Manchin, Democrat. A Virginia senator waves to visitors on the Senate steps as he exits the Capitol after the final vote of the week in Washington, May 4, 2023. (CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)
Manchin announced last year that he would not seek re-election to his Senate seat, sparking speculation about whether he would run for president in 2024. Manchin, a Democrat, has launched a national campaign called “Americans Together” aimed at uniting the country’s moderate voters away from the “extremes” of the left and right.
“We oppose extremism in politics. Extremism has taken over our political system and robbed us of our voices,” the Americans Together campaign website states. “As proud Americans, we agree more than we disagree. We demand that politicians put country over party to get things done. Enough is enough. .”
Sen. Joe Manchin, Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, questions Interior Secretary Deb Haaland during a hearing in Washington, D.C., on May 2, 2023. (Getty Images)
Manchin also told reporters that former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is not in the race, despite growing calls from Republicans to quit and unite the party behind former President Donald Trump. He said he thinks he should stay.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis suspended his campaign last weekend and endorsed Trump.
“I can’t believe other countries bowled the way they did. I just can’t believe it because it’s hard for me to understand that. This country is divided,” Manchin said Tuesday. .We no longer need to be divided.”
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Sen. Joe Manchin questions Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler as Gensler testifies before the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee, July 19, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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His return sparked further speculation that he might announce his candidacy. new hampshire The Institute of Politics will headline “Politics and Eggs” on January 12, a must-read for potential and current presidential candidates.
Mr. Manchin is joined by many Democrats who fear West Virginia’s moderates could unintentionally cede the White House to Mr. Trump if he runs.
But Mr. Manchin dismissed such warnings and rejected claims from fellow Democrats that third-party candidacy would cause harm. President Biden’s He is expected to face Trump next year, who remains the front-runner in the race for the Republican nomination, increasing his chances of re-election.
“I’m never going to be a spoiler for anybody, and I don’t agree with the analysis that they’ve come up with,” Manchin told host Bret Baier on Fox News’ “Special Report” in November. .
FOX News’ Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
