Joe Manchin Not Ruling Out 3rd Party Presidential Run
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Joe Manchin is not ruling a running for President as a 3rd party candidate.
When asked while on Fox News Manchin said, “You better have Plan B. because if Plan A shows that we’re going to the far reaches of both sides, the far left and the far right, and that people don’t want to go to the far left and the far right, they want to be governed from the middle. I think there is, that you better have that Plan B available and ready to go.”
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va) sidestepped questions repeatedly on whether he would consider a third-party presidential run, saying in an interview Sunday that he’s “not ruling anything in, not ruling anything out.”
“You better have Plan B. because if Plan A shows that we’re going to the far reaches of both sides, the far left and the far right, and that people don’t want to go to the far left and the far right, they want to be governed from the middle. I think there is, that you better have that Plan B available and ready to go,” Manchin said when pressed by Shannon Bream on “Fox News Sunday” on whether he was evaluating a third-party run.
A bipartisan political group, No Labels, has been increasing its efforts to find a “unity ticket” to run as a third-party option to what polls suggest will be a rematch between President Biden and former President Trump. Reports have indicated that Manchin is at the top of its list.
Joe Manchin is facing a GOP challenger in 2024.
A recent poll found GOP candidate Jim Justice leading Manchin by 22%.
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is the favorite in a 2024 Senate matchup with Senator Joe Manchin by a 22-percentage point margin, according to a new East Carolina University poll.
The ECU Center for Survey Research poll surveyed registered voters in the state, with Justice holding a 57% approval rate for his work as governor compared to 29% who disapprove. Manchin, meanwhile, holds a 33% job approval rating with 59% disapproving.
“Although it is still early, Jim Justice is the clear favorite to win in West Virginia’s 2024 U.S. Senate election,” said Peter Francia, director of the ECU Center for Survey Research. “He is a popular Republican governor challenging an unpopular Democratic incumbent in a heavily Republican state. Likewise, our poll results make clear that Donald Trump would easily win the West Virginia Republican presidential primary if the election were held now.”
Is Manchin running?
