West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin says it’s time for America to find the middle ground and bring common sense back to politics.
But will the moderate Democrat actually step into the presidential ring himself after announcing he won’t seek re-election to the Senate next year? Will he run for president in 2024?
“You know, those questions have been asked to me so many times. And me not running for Senate has nothing to do with where I think this country should be going,” Manchin told CBN News. “It gives me the time now to go out and see if there’s enough other people in America, whether it’s me, whether it’s someone else.”
Some Democrats worry if Manchin runs, he’ll take votes away from President Joe Biden. Manchin disagrees.
“I don’t see that at all. There are no historical facts on that. If that was the case, then how can they say that Ross Perot really elected Bill Clinton? It doesn’t make any sense whatsoever how this is going to go. I’ve never been a spoiler. If I don’t think there’s a pathway for it, I would not run and I would not encourage anyone else to be involved,” he said.
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