Democratic Senator Joe Manchin ‘thinking seriously’ about leaving party
by Martin Pengelly in Washington from World news | The Guardian on (#6DQY0)
The West Virginia member has crossed paths with his party over legislation to combat climate crisis and protect voting rights
The West Virginia senator Joe Manchin is thinking seriously" about abandoning the Democratic party to run as an independent for Congress or as a third-party candidate for president.
I'm thinking seriously," Manchin, 75, told a West Virginia radio host on Thursday. I have to have peace of mind, basically. The brand has become so bad, the D' brand and R' brand. In West Virginia, the D' brand because it's [the] national brand. It's not the Democrats in West Virginia, it's the Democrats in Washington.
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