Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) has argued that the 2024 election offers a rare opportunity for a third-party candidate to mount a genuine challenge to the presidency, as speculation grows that the 76-year-old is considering launching his own candidacy.
“I don’t think there has ever been a moment like this, in the political stance that we have in our country or the political procedures that we have and how we have to do things,” the outgoing Democrat told CBN in an interview published Tuesday. .
“And with that,” Manchin added, “I think if there was ever a time for an individual not to run in either major party, this would be the time.”
Manchin announced on November 9 that he would not seek re-election to his Senate seat and would instead embark on a trip across the United States “to see if there is interest in creating a movement to mobilize the media and unite the Americans.”
Manchin has not yet announced any public events and his team declined to share details with The Post.
The senator has maintained that he has not decided whether he will run, but has suggested that throwing his hat in the ring would not take votes away from President Biden.
Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) speaks during the United States Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on the West Front of the Capitol. AP
The Democrat is unlikely to pick Biden for the nomination, given his recent rhetoric about third-party candidates and meeting several state deadlines to appear on the Democratic ballot.
Manchin’s close relationship with the centrist group No Labels has also raised eyebrows and fueled theories that the group will choose him as its anti-Trump candidate in an announcement expected in April.
If Manchin decided to run as an independent, he would join several other established third-party candidates, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cornel West.
Five Republican candidates, including Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, Chris Christie and Tim Scott, participated in the last debate in Miami. AP
RFK Jr. has had a strong presence in national polls, racking up 24% support in a New York Times/Sienna College poll of swing state voters, compared to 35% for former President Donald Trump and 33% for Biden.
Manchin’s possible campaign has also generated negative reactions.
The Lincoln Project, a group dedicated to turning voters away from Trump, has already released negative media about Manchin in X. vocation he a “spoiler”.
In the last interview, the senator said that his goal in running would be to “force political parties” to realize that “we have become too extreme.”
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