US Democratic senator Joe Manchin will not seek re-election in 2024
by David Smith in Washington and agencies from on (#6G8JE)
Controversial West Virginia Democrat, 76, has for years held outsized degree of power within party
West Virginia's controversial Democratic US senator Joe Manchin has announced that he will not seek re-election in 2024 and will instead fight to unite the middle".
The 76-year-old senator, who for years has held an outsized degree of power within the Democratic party and often defied its leadership, appeared in July at an event held by a political group exploring a third-party presidential bid.
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