Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-manchin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Manchin</a> (I-WV) said on Monday he will not run for the White House after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/manchin-considers-rejoining-democrats-running-for-president-reports" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly considering</a> a campaign when President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> exited the race.
&#8220;I am not going to be a candidate for president,&#8221; Manchin <a href="https://x.com/CBSMornings/status/1815356221911715847" target="_blank" rel="noopener">declared on CBS</a>. &#8220;I am a candidate for basically speaking for the middle of this country &#8230; Neither side can win without the sensible, moderate middle. They can&#8217;t do it. But yet, no one is going in that direction.&#8221;
Less than 24 hours earlier, after Biden dropped out on Sunday, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/manchin-considers-rejoining-democrats-running-for-president-reports" target="_blank" rel="noopener">multiple reports</a> indicated Manchin was considering re-registering to the Democratic Party and running for the presidency. Sources told CNN and NBC News that Manchin was considering a bid. CBS News reporter Robert Costa reported how some Democratic Party donors and officials were reaching out to Manchin about it.
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Biden has endorsed Vice President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kamala-harris" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kamala Harris</a>, the only declared candidate seeking the Democratic Party&#8217;s 2024 presidential nomination at the moment. A number of party leaders have quickly rallied behind Harris. But not everyone has, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/obama-does-not-endorse-kamala-harris-for-president-we-will-be-navigating-uncharted-waters" target="_blank" rel="noopener">including former President Barack Obama</a>.
Manchin, who <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/joe-manchin-leaves-the-democratic-party" target="_blank" rel="noopener">left the Democratic Party</a> and became an independent in late May, has not backed Harris. When asked on CBS if Harris was too far left on the political spectrum, Manchin said, &#8220;Absolutely.&#8221; He added, &#8220;Let&#8217;s see if she comes back. You know, a person can be in one position and make a change or a direction change and I would like to see that direction change.&#8221;
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is expected to have its delegates vote on a nominee next month during a virtual roll call or in an open convention at the party&#8217;s convention in Chicago from August 19-22. DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison said there would be a &#8220;transparent and orderly process&#8221; to pick a nominee who Democrats believe can defeat former President Donald Trump.
Manchin said many people would like to see a &#8220;mini primary&#8221; that would help determine &#8220;if you have the strongest candidate, whether it be Kamala or whoever else.&#8221; He rejected the suggestion that he could join the race as Harris&#8217; running mate, chuckling and saying it would not be him. When shown a graphic of governors, senators, and Biden Cabinet members who could join Harris&#8217; ticket, Manchin said they were all &#8220;good people.&#8221; He added, &#8220;Wouldn&#8217;t it be great to see them all? I guarantee you, the Democratic Party would be able to pick from there if they hear them.&#8221;

U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV)

Manchin Says He’s Not Running For President, Dismisses Harris As ‘Absolutely’ Too Far Left

Manchin Says He's Not Running For President, Dismisses Harris As 'Absolutely' Too Far Left

2024 Election

Elections

Joe Manchin

Politics

Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-manchin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Manchin</a> (I-WV) is reportedly thinking about returning to the Democrats and running for the White House now that President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> has announced he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-drops-out-of-presidential-race" target="_blank" rel="noopener">would be ending</a> his 2024 re-election bid.
CNN&#8217;s Jake Tapper <a href="https://x.com/jaketapper/status/1815156959210795494" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> Sunday on X that sources close to Manchin said the senator is considering re-registering to the Democratic Party and &#8220;throwing his hat into the ring.&#8221;
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Sources close to Sen Joe Manchin, independent of WV, say he&#39;s considering re-registering as a Democrat and throwing his hat into the ring
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Sources <a href="https://x.com/NBCNews/status/1815170708957253780" target="_blank" rel="noopener">also told</a> NBC News that Manchin was considering a bid against Vice President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kamala-harris" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kamala Harris</a>, who is the only declared candidate seeking the Democratic Party&#8217;s presidential nomination so far.
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JUST IN: West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin is considering re-registering as a Democrat and running for president, two sources say. 
He would be the first potential challenger to VP Kamala Harris. <a href="https://t.co/peDw9RrmdV">https://t.co/peDw9RrmdV</a> <a href="https://t.co/NSn9SUTGe3">pic.twitter.com/NSn9SUTGe3</a>
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CBS News reporter Robert Costa said &#8220;some Democratic donors and officials are reaching out to Sen. Joe Manchin to consider standing for the presidential nomination, per two people familiar with the discussions.&#8221;
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Manchin is now considering re-registering as a Democrat to offer Democrats an alternative to VP Harris… per several sources familiar with the discussions… no final decision has been made but talks continue tonight in his inner circle
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He added, &#8220;Manchin is now considering re-registering as a Democrat to offer Democrats an alternative to VP Harris… per several sources familiar with the discussions… no final decision has been made but talks continue tonight in his inner circle.&#8221;
Manchin <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/joe-manchin-announces-he-will-not-seek-re-election-to-senate-in-2024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> in November that he would not run for another Senate term in 2024 and then embarked on a listening tour in places around the United States while leaving open the possibility of a White House run.
By mid-February, Manchin had <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/joe-manchin-announces-he-will-not-run-for-president" target="_blank" rel="noopener">declared</a> that he would not be involved in a presidential campaign.
There had been speculation about Manchin embarking on a third-party campaign with No Labels, which had been touting a prospective <a href="https://www.nolabels.org/unity-ticket-faqs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;Unity ticket,&#8221;</a> but the group <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/no-labels-ditches-search-for-2024-presidential-unity-ticket" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ended its search</a> in early April without any challengers.
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Manchin <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/joe-manchin-leaves-the-democratic-party" target="_blank" rel="noopener">left the Democratic Party</a> and became an independent in late May, saying at the time, &#8220;I have seen both the Democrat and Republican parties leave West Virginia and our country behind for partisan extremism while jeopardizing our democracy.&#8221;
After saying neither party was willing to seek compromise, Manchin added, &#8220;To stay true to myself and remain committed to put country before party, I have decided to register as an independent with no party affiliation and continue to fight for America’s sensible majority.&#8221;
Facing intense pressure from allies to drop out after a fumbling debate performance and concerns about his age and electability, Biden <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-drops-out-of-presidential-race" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> on Sunday afternoon that he would be stopping his 2024 campaign to focus on the remainder of his term.
Biden, who is 81, later said he was <a href="https://x.com/JoeBiden/status/1815087772216303933" target="_blank" rel="noopener">endorsing</a> Harris to become the Democratic Party&#8217;s presidential nominee. Harris is 59 years old while Manchin is 76. Former President Donald Trump, who is the GOP&#8217;s presidential nominee, is 78.
Others quickly rallied behind Harris, but not everyone, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/obama-does-not-endorse-kamala-harris-for-president-we-will-be-navigating-uncharted-waters" target="_blank" rel="noopener">including</a> former President Barack Obama. Harris released a statement that said she intended to “earn and win” the nomination — <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/what-happens-with-the-dem-presidential-nomination-now-that-biden-has-dropped-of-the-2024-race" target="_blank" rel="noopener">possibly through an open convention</a> in the next several weeks.
During the hours before Biden ended his re-election bid, Manchin appeared on Sunday morning talk shows and joined the chorus of elected officials <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/joe-biden-2024-campaign-step-aside-joe-manchin-face-the-nation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">calling</a> on the sitting president to step aside.
On <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8psr4sv_c6U" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN&#8217;s &#8220;State of the Union,&#8221;</a> Manchin advocated for an &#8220;open process&#8221; and said that he thought &#8220;we have a lot of talent on the bench.&#8221;
Noting that he was &#8220;partial&#8221; to governors, Manchin touted Democrats Andy Beshear of Kentucky and Josh Shapiro in Pennsylvania as &#8220;two tremendous governors&#8221; in states close to West Virginia.
Manchin, himself an ex-governor, added, &#8220;They haven&#8217;t made you pick a side and demonize the other side. They have brought people together. This is what an open process would do, I think. It would bring more people out in a process that could bring Democrats like me back.&#8221;
Fox News anchor Bret Baier affirmed on X that Manchin &#8220;IS considering re-registering as a Democrat and throwing his hat into the ring for President -&#8216;Even just to have the discussion of bringing the party back to the center.'&#8221;
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Independent Senator Joe Manchin IS considering re-registering as a Democrat and throwing his hat into the ring for President -“Even just to have the discussion of bringing the party back to the center”. He’ll be an exclusive guest on <a href="https://twitter.com/SpecialReport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SpecialReport</a> tomorrow night. (H/t…
&mdash; Bret Baier (@BretBaier) <a href="https://twitter.com/BretBaier/status/1815165319997952106?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 21, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Manchin is expected to appear on <a href="https://x.com/brianstelter/status/1815203792733839693" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MSNBC&#8217;s &#8220;Morning Joe&#8221;</a> and Baier&#8217;s show &#8220;Special Report&#8221; on Monday.

Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV)

Manchin Considers Rejoining Democrats, Running For President: Reports

Congress

Joe Biden

U.S. Senate

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin announced Friday that he had left the Democratic Party and had registered as an independent, Axios <a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/05/31/joe-manchin-leaves-democratic-party-independent?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=editorial&amp;utm_source=twitter">reported</a>.
Manchin cited &#8220;partisan extremism&#8221; from both Democrats and Republicans as the primary reason for his decision to register as an independent, claiming both parties had left &#8220;West Virginia and our country behind.&#8221;
&#8220;From my first day in public service in 1982, I have always focused on doing what’s best for my state and my country, without regard to party or politics. Throughout my days in elected office, I have always been proud of my commitment to common sense, bipartisanship and my desire to bring people together. It’s who I am. It’s who I will always be. I have never seen America through a partisan lens,&#8221; Manchin said in his statement, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/west-virginia-sen-joe-manchin-leaves-democratic-party-registers-independent">according</a> to Fox News.
&#8220;However, since becoming a United States Senator in 2010, I have seen both the Democrat and Republican parties leave West Virginia and our country behind for partisan extremism while jeopardizing our democracy,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;Today, our national politics are broken and neither party is willing to compromise to find common ground. To stay true to myself and remain committed to put country before party, I have decided to register as an independent with no party affiliation and continue to fight for America’s sensible majority.&#8221;
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My commitment to do everything I can to bring our country together has led me to register as an independent with no party affiliation. <a href="https://t.co/tvMB2N87AW">pic.twitter.com/tvMB2N87AW</a>
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&#8220;My commitment to do everything I can to bring our country together has led me to register as an independent with no party affiliation,&#8221; Manchin posted on X.
Widely considered a moderate in the Senate, Manchin broke with President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party on several issues, including certain provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act, Axios <a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/02/16/joe-manchin-2024-presidential-race">noted</a>. He also threatened to oppose Biden&#8217;s Environmental Protection Agency nominees in May 2023. He has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/manchin-says-he-would-think-very-seriously-about-break-with-democratic-party">indicated</a> multiple times in the past that he was considering leaving the Democratic Party over its radical policies.
Manchin <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4696125-manchin-independent-leaves-democrats/">previously announced</a> in November 2023 that he would not seek re-election in the Senate, where he has served since 2010. Before entering the Senate, he served as the state&#8217;s governor from 2005 to 2010.
Manchin indicated Wednesday that he would not enter the West Virginia governor&#8217;s race, despite rampant speculation that he would jump in, and he instead expressed his support for the Democratic nominee, Steve Williams.
“My support is with Steve Williams,” Manchin said, <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4694293-joe-manchin-west-virginia-governor-race/">according</a> to The Hill. &#8220;He’s been a friend of mine for 40 years, and we’ve worked together. I know how good he is, I know how competent he is, and I know how hard he’ll work. So, I’ve been supporting Steve.&#8221;
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Williams will face the Republican nominee, state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, in November. Most election predictions forecast a solid victory for Morrisey.
This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates.

Sen. Joe Manchin

Joe Manchin Leaves The Democratic Party

West Virginia

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/no-labels-announces-month-to-pick-2024-presidential-contender" target="_blank" rel="noopener">No Labels</a> is dispensing with its effort to put together a viable ticket to challenge the dominant Republican-Democrat binary in the 2024 presidential election, the group confirmed on Thursday.
Sources told <a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/no-labels-will-abandon-2024-presidential-campaign-effort-4b4e5121" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Wall Street Journal</a> that the group&#8217;s founder and CEO, Nancy Jacobson, informed allies that a formal announcement was forthcoming after the group reached out to 30 candidates during the unfruitful search.
The group released a <a href="https://www.nolabels.org/no-labels-2024-ballot-project" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> affirming the decision shortly after the news broke.
&#8220;Americans remain more open to an independent presidential run, and hungrier for unifying national leadership, than ever before,” the group said. &#8220;But No Labels has always said we would only offer our ballot line to a ticket if we could identify candidates with a credible path to winning the White House. No such candidates emerged, so the responsible course of action is for us to stand down.&#8221;
The move comes a little more than a week after Joseph Lieberman, a former U.S. senator and vice presidential candidate who served as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/no-labels-announces-month-to-pick-2024-presidential-contender" target="_blank" rel="noopener">founding chairman</a> of No Labels, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/joseph-lieberman-senator-and-vice-presidential-nominee-passes-away-at-82" target="_blank" rel="noopener">died</a> at the age of 82.
Last year, The New York Times reported that No Labels had raised as much as <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/19/us/politics/no-labels-president-manchin.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$70 million</a> that the group said was needed to help it get on the ballot in states across the country.
No Labels said it had been working to devise a <a href="https://www.nolabels.org/unity-ticket-faqs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;Unity ticket&#8221;</a> while citing polls showing <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/01/13/biden-trump-rematch-lead-in-polls/72087419007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dissatisfaction</a> among voters over the prospect of a 2020 rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
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The group declared on its website that it would make a determination on whether to proceed with the ticket &#8220;shortly after&#8221; March 15, but had not done so until more than two weeks later.
A number of people were floated as potential matches for No Labels, including Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), who <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/joe-manchin-announces-he-will-not-run-for-president" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> in February that he would not campaign for the White House after considering his prospects.
Joe Cunningham, the national director of No Labels and a former Democratic congressman from South Carolina, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/no-labels-chief-expresses-interest-in-haley-joining-ticket" target="_blank" rel="noopener">entertained</a> the idea of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nikki-haley" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nikki Haley</a> joining the group&#8217;s ticket before she ended her bid for the GOP nomination.
Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN), a longshot candidate for the Democratic Party&#8217;s nomination who ended his campaign in March, also expressed openness to joining the No Labels ticket — <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/politics/democratic-presidential-candidate-dean-phillips-says-hes-open-to-being-nikki-haleys-running-mate-on-a-unity-ticket/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">as Haley&#8217;s running mate</a>.
Other names that had been bandied about included Jon Huntsman, a former governor of Utah, and Chris Christie, a former governor of New Jersey, who dropped out of the GOP primary contest in January.
There was also former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, a Republican who is now <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/former-republican-governor-announces-surprise-bid-for-senate-in-deep-blue-state" target="_blank" rel="noopener">running</a> for the Senate.
No Labels said on Thursday it would &#8220;remain engaged over the next year during what is likely to be the most divisive presidential election of our lives.&#8221;
The group added, &#8220;We will promote dialogue around major policy challenges and call out both sides when they speak and act in bad faith.&#8221;
At this juncture, Biden and Trump have virtually locked up the nominations of their respective parties. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is running as an independent and working to get on the ballot in all 50 states.

Sen. Joe Manchin III Headlines No Labels Event in New Hampshire

No Labels Ditches Search For 2024 Presidential ‘Unity Ticket’

No Labels Ditches Search For 2024 Presidential 'Unity Ticket'

Joseph Lieberman

Senator <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-manchin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Manchin</a> (D-WV) may be retiring at the end of his term, but he appears to have a plan to keep things interesting on his way out the door — at least as far as judicial nominations are concerned.
According to a <a href="https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/03/20/congress/manchin-mounts-his-own-judicial-filibuster-00148147" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> published Wednesday by Politico, Manchin has announced a plan to stage his own personal &#8220;filibuster,&#8221; refusing to vote in favor of any of President Joe Biden&#8217;s judicial nominees if they don&#8217;t also have Republican support. And it doesn&#8217;t have to be a lot of support, Manchin said, adding that he would be willing to consider a &#8220;yea&#8221; vote if just one Republican were convinced to vote with Democrats.
&#8220;Just one Republican. That’s all I’m asking for. Give me something bipartisan. This is my own little filibuster. If they can’t get one Republican, I vote for none. I’ve told [Democrats] that. I said, &#8216;I’m sick and tired of it, I can’t take it anymore,'&#8221; Manchin explained.
The West Virginia Democrat said that what he really wanted was to see more bipartisan cooperation, and for that reason, he was simply asking his colleagues to put in the effort and court Republican votes.
&#8220;If they don’t have a Republican, I’m opposing. That’s my way of saying: &#8216;I’m leaving this place, I’ve tried everything I can. Don’t tell me you can’t get one.&#8217; If you’ve got a decent person you can at least get one. Just go ask Lisa [Murkowski, R-AK], go ask Susan [Collins, R-ME], even Lindsey [Graham, R-SC],&#8221; Manchin continued. &#8220;Lisa and Susan both are not controlled by just voting party line, I know that. But you’ve got to ask them.&#8221;
Manchin&#8217;s mention of the filibuster – which then-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) abandoned for judicial nominees in 2013 — was an apparent reference to the fact that his own party has been pushing efforts to remove the legislative filibuster altogether.
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Toward that end, Manchin told Politico that he&#8217;s doing his best to ensure that the legislative filibuster doesn&#8217;t face the same fate as the judicial filibuster. He explained that he has been encouraging donors to ask potential candidates whether they would support efforts to keep the filibuster in place.

‘My Own Little Filibuster’: Joe Manchin Vows To Block Any Judicial Nominee Without GOP Support

'My Own Little Filibuster': Joe Manchin Vows To Block Any Judicial Nominee Without GOP Support

Republicans

Senate Democrats

A far-Left protester was thrown to the ground after he confronted Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-manchin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Manchin</a> (D-WV) during an event on Friday and called the senator a &#8220;sick f***.&#8221;
The incident happened at a Harvard Institute of Politics event Friday morning just minutes after multiple leftists interrupted a talk that Manchin was giving at the Harvard Kennedy School because of his support for natural gas pipelines.
&#8220;Joe Manchin, you sold our futures and you&#8217;ve gotten rich doing it,&#8221; the protester claimed. &#8220;You sick f***. How dare you.&#8221;
Manchin immediately got up in the protester&#8217;s face, at which point one of his aides got between the two men. The aide then literally threw the protester out of the room.
The protester was apparently from a group called Climate Defiance, which posted on X: “We just called Joe Manchin a sick f***. We humiliated him in front of a herd of Harvard elites. He squared up. We held firm. Barbaric murderer, hideous fiend, he torches humanity and laughs.&#8221;
Manchin then addressed the other protesters and offered to sit down and talk with them, but they refused and declared they were not going anywhere.
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WATCH: A climate protester gets shoved after confronting Democrat Senator Joe Manchin at the Harvard Kennedy School. <a href="https://t.co/5LOvItNLDw">pic.twitter.com/5LOvItNLDw</a>
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A Kennedy School spokesperson <a href="https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2024/3/2/manchin-event-protester-confrontation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">confirmed</a> that the Harvard University Police Department was investigating the incident.
“A Harvard University police officer ordered the protesters to leave the Kennedy School campus, and the protesters complied,” the spokesperson said.

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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) said during an interview on Monday night that he decided not to run for president because of recent dysfunction that he saw in Congress.
Manchin made the remarks during a CNN interview with Kaitlan Collins on &#8220;The Source&#8221; while talking about the upcoming 2024 presidential race.
&#8220;I saw my friends walk away when they were determined to pass a border security, and they were on board three days before that,&#8221; Manchin claimed in the interview. &#8220;And with Donald Trump coming as hard as he came at them, they cower down and walked away. I said, &#8216;We’re not fixing anything in Washington.'&#8221;
Manchin said that he has repeatedly warned Biden and his staff that they&#8217;ve moved too far to the left and that they need a major course correction or else they will have a brutal time this November.
When asked about endorsing Biden, Manchin said: &#8220;I&#8217;m not endorsing anybody, right now. We&#8217;re gonna see what all happens, we still got plenty of time here. I&#8217;m gonna do everything I can to help move them back to the middle and show them where the strength of this country lies, where the voting bloc of the country lies, and extremes are going to be there no matter what. And I respect that. And I will do everything I can to make sure they have the ability to voice their opinion. But the minority does not rule the day.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;m just I&#8217;m trying to do everything I can to make sure that we have a pathway forward where the center of this country is going to be represented. And that&#8217;s the center-left and center-right,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;That&#8217;s where the decisions, that&#8217;s where people live their lives. That&#8217;s the type of government they want. They don&#8217;t want the extremes. And what we&#8217;re seeing is extremes. Donald Trump is an extremist. And with that there&#8217;s people that are going in that direction. I still believe there&#8217;s enough good Republicans and Democrats that want this centrist type of approach to governing.&#8221;
When asked what he&#8217;ll do if it&#8217;s Biden vs. former President Donald Trump in November, he said he was not sure and that there may still be other people who decide to jump in the race.
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News — Sen. Joe Manchin declines to endorse President Biden after announcing he won&#39;t seek his own presidential run. &quot;I&#39;m not endorsing anybody right now. We&#39;re gonna see what happens,&quot; he tells me. &quot;We still got plenty of time here.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/g1mLt9XPuB">pic.twitter.com/g1mLt9XPuB</a>
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Joe Manchin Reveals Reason He Decided To Not Run For President; Declines To Endorse Biden

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Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-manchin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Manchin</a> (D-WV) announced on Friday that he will not run for president after taking a few months to consider his prospects.
&#8220;I will not be seeking a third-party run. I will not be involved in a presidential run,” Manchin said during a speech in West Virginia, according <a href="https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/02/16/congress/manchin-wont-run-for-president-00141935" target="_blank" rel="noopener">to POLITICO</a>.
&#8220;I just don’t think it’s the right time,&#8221; Manchin added, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/16/manchin-not-running-for-president/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to The Washington Post</a>. &#8220;Democracy is at stake right now.&#8221;
Manchin declared in November that he would not seek re-election to the Senate in 2024 but did leave open the possibility of a White House campaign.
At the time, Manchin <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/joe-manchin-announces-he-will-not-seek-re-election-to-senate-in-2024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> he would be &#8220;traveling the country and speaking out to see if there&#8217;s an interest in creating a movement to mobilize the middle and bring Americans together.&#8221;
Speculation about Manchin embarking on a third-party run brought attention to No Labels, which has been touting a potential <a href="https://www.nolabels.org/unity-ticket-faqs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;Unity ticket&#8221;</a> while citing polls showing Americans being dissatisfied with their choices.
&#8220;No Labels is currently speaking with several exceptional leaders about serving on the presidential Unity ticket,&#8221; the group&#8217;s leaders <a href="https://twitter.com/NoLabelsOrg/status/1758545085367562680" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement on Friday.
The group added, &#8220;We are continuing to make great progress on our ballot access efforts and will announce in the coming weeks whether we will offer our line to a Unity ticket.&#8221;
Days before Manchin announced that he would not run a campaign for the White House, he shared some ideas for people he might pick as a running mate.
Manchin said <a href="https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1758178112238412110" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;hypothetically&#8221;</a> he would ask Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), who ran an unsuccessful bid for the presidency in 2012, or former Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH).
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are the frontrunners in their respective party&#8217;s contest to win the presidential nomination.
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Other candidates who remain in the running include former South Carolina Governor and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,  and Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN).
During his speech on Friday, Manchin said he did not want to be a &#8220;spoiler&#8221; in the 2024 contest, <a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/02/16/joe-manchin-2024-presidential-race" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to Axios</a>.
&#8220;I will get involved in making sure that we secure a president who has the knowledge and has a passion and has the ability to bring this country together,&#8221; Manchin said.

Joe Manchin Announces He Will Not Run For President

Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-manchin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Manchin</a> (D-WV) announced on Tuesday that his wife, Gayle, was hospitalized after a car accident in Alabama this week.
The crash took place on Monday as Gayle, who is co-chairwoman of the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), travelled with her colleague Guy Land from the airport to a hotel in Birmingham for an ARC event that was planned for Tuesday, the lawmaker said in a <a href="https://www.manchin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/manchin-issues-personal-statement" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>.
&#8220;Both were admitted to UAB Hospital and are receiving excellent care,&#8221; Sen. Manchin said. &#8220;She remains in stable condition but will stay there for a couple of days for precautionary measures. We want to thank the first responders who answered the call and were first on-site to provide assistance and support.&#8221;
Gayle Manchin, <a href="https://people.com/joe-manchin-wife-gayle-hospitalized-car-crash-8553097" target="_blank" rel="noopener">who is in her mid-70s</a>, was first lady of West Virginia when her husband served as governor from 2005 to 2010. She worked as an educator who, among other roles, <a href="https://www.arc.gov/staff/federal-co-chair-gayle-conelly-manchin/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">served</a> as the state&#8217;s secretary of education and arts for a time.
In 2021, President Joe Biden <a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-manchin-wife-joe-biden-appointment-5acad530bb9ff8046ab60e756124010c" target="_blank" rel="noopener">nominated</a> Gayle Manchin to serve on the ARC, which is an <a href="https://arc.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;economic development partnership&#8221;</a> entity of the federal government and 13 state governments around the Appalachian region, and she was <a href="https://thehill.com/regulation/administration/551078-gayle-manchin-approved-by-senate-to-serve-on-appalachian-board/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">approved</a> by the Senate later that year.
Joe Manchin, who has served in the Senate since 2010, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/joe-manchin-announces-he-will-not-seek-re-election-to-senate-in-2024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> last year that he would not seek re-election in 2024, but the Democrat kept the door open to a potential run for the White House.
The senator&#8217;s <a href="https://www.manchin.senate.gov/about" target="_blank" rel="noopener">biography page</a> says he has been married to Gayle for more than five decades and they have three children together, as well as several grandchildren.
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Some of Manchin&#8217;s Senate colleagues took to X to wish Gayle Manchin and Land well after the announcement of their car accident.
&#8220;As an Appalachian state, my office has worked closely with Gayle Manchin and Guy Land on the Appalachian Regional Commission for years. I&#8217;m praying for a full and quick recovery for both of them and sending well wishes to both of their families,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/SenBobCasey/status/1752413268486824237" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA).
&#8220;Wesley and I are praying for a speedy recovery for Gayle Manchin and Guy Land. We are grateful for the work of some of Alabama’s tremendous first responders who answered this call and know that they’re in excellent hands at UAB,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/SenKatieBritt/status/1752396069793927598" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL).

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Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-manchin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Manchin</a> (D-WV) implored President Joe Biden to take executive action to help secure the U.S. southern border ahead of the 2024 elections, warning that the president&#8217;s border crisis was the most serious crisis the country was facing.
Manchin made the remarks during a Sunday interview with Margaret Brennan on CBS News&#8217; &#8220;Face The Nation&#8221; when asked what mistakes the president was making.
&#8220;I think the border,&#8221; Manchin said. &#8220;The border has to be fixed. &#8230; We were told before Christmas, we&#8217;re going to stay here and get this done. Then, all of a sudden, OK, you can go home now, because we&#8217;re getting some language done now, but we&#8217;re writing, putting pen to it. We&#8217;re going to come back, and, as soon as we come back – that was last week – we&#8217;ll have something.&#8221;
&#8220;Now, this is the second week,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;This is the greatest crisis we&#8217;re facing right now is the border, and it&#8217;s dangerous. And if Congress cannot do its job, because the perfect is the enemy of the good, it&#8217;s just not perfect enough for the Democrats or Republicans, or it&#8217;s gone too far or not far enough, the president has to step forward and declare an emergency. I don&#8217;t believe there should be any more paroles at the border until we can get a handle on what&#8217;s going on. And it is – it&#8217;s just extremely bad right now.&#8221;
Manchin said that the situation was so dire that if Congress could not pass something this week, Biden needs to declare a national emergency at the border and &#8220;do what needs to be done to shut that border down and secure it until we can get a handle.&#8221;
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Manchin Pushes Biden To Act On Border Crisis: ‘The Greatest Crisis We’re Facing’

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Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-manchin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Manchin</a> (D-WV) expressed exasperation during an interview over the weekend about the continually worsening conditions on the U.S. southern border, saying that U.S. lawmakers were getting closer to passing new laws to stop a significant chunk of the illegal immigration.
Manchin made the remarks during a Sunday interview with Jake Tapper on CNN&#8217;s &#8220;State of the Union&#8221; while discussing negotiations between the Biden administration and the U.S. Senate.
&#8220;They understand that the border is broken, that glass ceiling has been broken,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And we have got to stop this dangerous immigration that we have coming to our country from all over the world, Jake, things that we have never seen, numbers that we have never seen like this.&#8221;
&#8220;The whole world is in a flux, and they&#8217;re taking advantage of a system that truly is broken,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;And this is not immigration reform. They&#8217;re basically working diligently on just securing the border. It must be done. It must be shut down.&#8221;
Manchin said that the threshold needed to be raised considerably &#8220;as far as on the definition of asylum.&#8221;
&#8220;You just can&#8217;t come and say: Someone threatened me. I have got to come into your country,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;You have to show me proof, have proof that this type of threat to you and your family is basically untenable, and you cannot live in those conditions. That&#8217;s going to change things. Even under the lower bar right now, Jake, when everything has been adjudicated &#8212; let&#8217;s say there&#8217;s 100 people adjudicated &#8212; less than 15 qualify with the lower definition of just saying: Someone threatened me. Can you imagine if we raise it to a more credible, higher level, that it will really be more difficult and do the job that the asylum is supposed to do and what it&#8217;s done in the past? That&#8217;s what we&#8217;re working towards.&#8221;
&#8220;And, basically, thousands and thousands of people have been dispersed throughout the country. It&#8217;ll give us time to basically make sure we can adjudicate them faster, and those who came for the wrong reason or just came in for &#8212; basically because of the relaxed rules that we had, we can be more stringent and enforce that, too,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;But you have to stop the influx of people coming and the incentive for people coming from all over the world to this country. It&#8217;s very, very dangerous, very dangerous. And I think you have seen the numbers and the countries they&#8217;re coming from. I have seen them. I&#8217;m very much concerned. It has to stop now.&#8221;
&#8220;We are sold out,&#8221; he later added. &#8220;We are over capacity right now, and we have to control this.&#8221;
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Top Democrat Senator Demands Border ‘Must Be Shut Down’: ‘We Are Sold Out. We Are Over Capacity.’

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-senate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Democrat-led Senate</a> rejected another nominee from the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/biden-administration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Biden administration</a> on Tuesday.
A bid to advance the nomination of Jose Javier Rodriguez to be an assistant secretary of labor failed to reach the requisite simple majority to invoke cloture and reach a final vote.
Two Democrats — Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) — joined with Republicans to oppose the motion while five members did not vote.
The final tally was <a href="https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1181/vote_118_1_00318.htm#top" target="_blank" rel="noopener">51-44</a>. Multiple reports noted Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4332167-biden-labor-nominee-stalls-senate-manchin-menendez/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">changed</a> <a href="https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2023/11/28/congress/labor-nominee-falls-senate-00128940" target="_blank" rel="noopener">his vote</a> to a &#8220;nay,&#8221; allowing him to bring up the nomination again at a future date.
A spokesman for Manchin <a href="https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2023/11/28/congress/labor-nominee-falls-senate-00128940" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told POLITICO</a> that Manchin voted against Rodriguez due to &#8220;concerns about his political activism and lack of experience.&#8221;
Biden first <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/07/02/president-biden-announces-seven-key-nominations-3/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">nominated</a> Rodriguez, an attorney and former member of the Florida state legislature, to be the assistant secretary for employment and training at the Labor Department more than two years ago. Rodriquez&#8217;s nomination got stuck in a committee deadlock in 2021, which led to Biden renominating him in 2023, <a href="https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/senate-rejects-biden-pick-for-dol-training-arm-after-long-wait" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to Bloomberg</a>.
The Senate, narrowly controlled by the Democrats, similarly <a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/senate-rejects-biden-nominee-weil-dol-unit-chief-2022-03-31/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">failed to invoke cloture</a> on a Labor Department nominee in March 2022. Three Democrats joined with all Republicans to stop the advancement of David Weil&#8217;s nomination to become chief of the agency&#8217;s Wage and Hour Division. Weil <a href="https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/david-weil-withdraws-from-consideration-for-wage-hour-regulator" target="_blank" rel="noopener">withdrew</a> from consideration soon after.
Another Biden pick whose nomination has been <a href="https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/julie-sus-status-as-acting-labor-secretary-is-legal-gao-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tied up in the upper chamber</a> is Julie Su, a deputy who has been working as acting secretary of labor following the departure of former chief Marty Walsh earlier this year.
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There have been a few instances in which Biden&#8217;s picks to help run other agencies over the past few years have dropped out or been withdrawn in the face of opposition in the Senate. They include National Highway Traffic Safety Administration nominee <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/05/31/biden-withdraws-ann-carlson-as-nominee-to-lead-us-auto-safety-agency-after-gop-pushes-back/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ann Carlson</a>, Federal Communications Commission nominee <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/03/07/1161708600/gigi-sohn-fcc-withdraw-nomination" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gigi Sohn</a>, and Federal Aviation Administration nominee <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/26/us/politics/faa-nominee-withdraws-phillip-washington.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Phillip Washington</a>.
In addition, there is Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-AL) months-long “hold” on the Senate’s ability to quickly approve U.S. military nominees in protest against a Pentagon abortion policy.
The majority leader, Schumer, announced in a recent <a href="https://www.democrats.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/dear_colleague_112623.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;Dear Colleague&#8221;</a> letter that he plans to have the Senate consider a resolution passed by the Rules Committee to end the standoff that has impacted <a href="https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3573660/pentagon-official-underscores-impact-of-senate-hold-on-dod-nominees/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hundreds</a> of general and flag officer nominations. After which, Tuberville told POLITICO that lawmakers may be close to reaching <a href="https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2023/11/29/congress/tuberville-weighs-releasing-some-holds-00129065" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;some kind of resolution.&#8221;</a>
Schumer also said in his letter that this week, &#8220;the Senate will continue working to confirm President Biden’s diverse and experienced nominees and add more of those nominees to the federal bench.&#8221;

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