(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., announced Thursday he would not run for reelection for his Senate seat but will instead travel the country to see if there is an appetite for a movement made up of the political middle to “take back America.”
“After months of deliberation and long conversation with my family, I believe in my heart of hearts that I have accomplished what I set out to do for West Virginia,” Manchin said in a video announcement on X, formerly known as Twitter. “I have made one of the toughest decisions of my life and decided that I will not be running for election to United States Senate.
“But what I will be doing is traveling the country and speaking out to see if there is an interest in creating a movement to mobilize the middle and bring Americans together,” he added.
Manchin, who is known as one of the most moderate Democrats in the Senate, sparked rumors with his announcement that he was feeling out a possible presidential run.
“The growing divide between Democrats and Republicans is paralyzing Congress and worsening our nations problems,” Manchin said. “The majority of Americans are just plain worn out. Our economy is not working for many Americans, from the rising cost of food and fuel and everything in between.”
Manchin also spoke about the “border crisis” and the illegal drugs entering the U.S., the soaring national debt and public safety. He also addressed the need to avoid being pulled into the overseas wars in Ukraine and Gaza.
“I know our country isn’t as divided as Washington would like us to believe,” Manchin said. “We share common values of family, freedom, democracy, dignity and a belief that together we can overcome any challenge. We need to take back America and not let this divisive hatred further pull us apart. Public service has and continues to drive me everyday.”
president back stabber manchin would be another disaster.
Manchin has probably personally politically enriched himself enough so seeks to retire sooner than exposure, unlike Biden, before the truth of his ill got gains gets exposed. I am curious as to how much his salary totaled while in government service, as compared to his now total net worth? Manchin knows it is better for fence sitting politicians to step down first, before getting shot off the top of the fence. Biden on the other hand MUST run again for office because his crimes in social redistribution of the taxpayers wealth into his family coffers is too great to hide, and if he looses control of the justice department and the FBI, he and his son WILL spend the resto f their short lives in jail, and their long lives of eternity in the very hell they created for themselves, Joe in particular for betraying his Church Catholic roots to embrace and trade taught Christian integrity for self-taught corruption of votes acquired through deception and social redistribution of honest taxpayer money to dishonest people incapable or unwilling to even payoff their student loans.
BUT if he does run as an independent, that is GOOD for trump and co, as he’ll DRAW away votes from biden.
I’m not sure if Manchin is a true moderate or not since he seems to play whatever hand benefits him the most, but if he mixes it up for Biden giving him a new election headache, I’m all for it. Let’s get a republican to replace him in the senate!
If Rhonda doesn’t screw this up this is a prime opportunity to take over control of the Senate. West Virginia is certainly going to go with a GOP senator, and there are other vulnerable democrat senators just waiting to be beaten. I am not aware of any existing GOP senators that are in serious trouble right now. This is a big deal.
Run Manchin Run. As a Trump supporter I’d like to thank you in advance for your 2024 bid for the presidency.