Sen. Joe Manchin III of West Virginia said Thursday that he’s been considering leaving the Democratic Party “for quite some time,” marking an escalation in his long-running flirtation with becoming an independent.
Sen. Joe Manchin, the moderate West Virginia Democrat who has yet to decide whether to run for reelection next year or mount a long-shot third party bid for the White House, said Thursday that he’s “thinking seriously” about becoming an independent.
Sen. Joe Manchin said he is seriously considering leaving the Democratic party, saying in a Thursday interview that party politics have become "so bad."
Sen. Joe Manchin said Thursday he is “thinking seriously” about leaving the Democratic Party and registering as an independent. “I’m thinking seriously. For me, I have to have peace of mind, basica…
“I would think very seriously about that. I’ve been thinking about that for quite some time. I haven’t made any decisions whatsoever on any of my political direction,” Democratic Senator Joe Manchin said.
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin says he's 'thinking' about switching his political affiliation from Democrat to independent, but hasn't yet made a decision one way or the other.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin said that he has been thinking “seriously” about leaving the Democratic Party and becoming an independent. The West Virginia lawmaker, who has raised his national profile as a swing vote on major spending packages in the closely divided U.S.
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