UPDATE
Jul 22, 2024 8:51 AM CDT
Joe Manchin has quickly sought to squelch speculation that he would challenge Kamala Harris in becoming the Democratic nominee. "I'm not running for office," the senator from West Virginia told CBS Mornings on Monday. And in case that left any bit of wiggle room, he added: "Let me make it very clear to you, I am not going to be a candidate for president." His comments came after reports surfaced that the Independent was thinking about re-registering as a Democrat to chase the nomination, per the Hill.
Jul 22, 2024 1:00 AM CDT
With President Biden out of the 2024 presidential race, the formerly Democratic senator from West Virginia is considering re-joining the party that he left to become an independent. Yes, Sen. Joe Manchin is thinking about re-registering as a Democrat so he can run against Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democrats' 2024 presidential nomination, an adviser tells outlets including the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and the AP. Per the Post, Manchin is the "first elected official to signal an openness to challenging" Harris, as many others in the Democratic party (not to mention Hollywood) rallied around her.
Prior to Biden's announcement Sunday, Manchin was on a number of the morning talk shows saying that he believed the president should exit the race and the Democrats should then use an "open process" to choose a replacement nominee. He also threw out some possible replacements, like Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, saying members of the new generation of lawmakers should be given a chance to "rise." Otherwise, he mused, "how do they get Democrats like me that left?" The 77-year-old already announced he would not run for re-election to his Senate seat this year, and he's long dropped hints that he was considering a third-party presidential run. (More Joe Manchin stories.)
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